Take Time To Be Holy chords

Difficulty: novice

Tuning: E A D G B E

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Take Time To Be Holy
Words by William Dunn Longstaff, 1822-1894
Lyrics by George Coles Stebbins, 1846-1945
 
A:x02220
A7:x02020
Bm:x24432
D:xx0232
E:022100
G:320003
 
 
Verse 1:
 
D               G    D
Take time to be ho - ly
Bm     A            D
Speak oft with thy Lord
D            G     D
Abide in Him al - ways
E                A7
And feed on His Word
G                        D
Make friends of God’s children
G                   D
Help those who are weak
A              Bm     G
Forgetting in noth - ing
D      A7        D
His blessing to seek
 
 
Verse 2:

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D               G    D
Take time to be ho - ly
Bm    A          D
The world rushes on
D                   G     D
Spend much time in sec - ret
E           A7
With Jesus alone
G               D
By looking to Jesus
G                   D
Like Him thou shalt be
A                  Bm     G
Thy friends in thy con - duct
D      A7           D
His likeness shall see
 
 
Verse 3:
 
D               G    D
Take time to be ho - ly
Bm    A           D
Let  Him be thy Guide
D             G     D
And run not before Him
E          A7
Whatever betide
G              D
In joy or in sorrow
G                 D
Still follow thy Lord
A               Bm    G
And, looking to Je - sus
D      A7           D
Still trust in His Word
 
 
Verse 4:
 
D               G    D
Take time to be ho - ly
Bm   A           D
Be  calm in thy soul

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D                     G     D
Each thought and each mo - tive
E             A7
Beneath His control
G                 D
Thus led by His Spirit
G                D
To fountains of love
A                   Bm     G
Thou soon shalt be  fit - ted
D     A7      D
For service above

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