o for a thousand tongues to sing
(Suggested Capo 4)
C Am
O for a thousand tongues to sing
G
My great Redeemer’s praise,
C F
The glories of my God and King,
C G C
The triumphs of His grace!
C Am
My gracious Master and my God,
G
Assist me to proclaim,
C F
To spread through all the earth abroad
C G C
The honors of Thy name.
C Am
He breaks the power of canceled sin,
G
He sets the prisoner free;
C F
His blood can make the foulest clean,
C G C
His blood availed for me.
C Am
He speaks, and, listening to His voice,
G
New life the dead receive,
C F
The mournful, broken hearts rejoice,
C G C
The humble poor believe.
C Am
Look unto Him, ye nations, own
G
Your God, ye fallen race;
C F
Look, and be saved through faith alone,
C G C
Be justified by grace.
C Am
See all your sins on Jesus laid:
G
The Lamb of God was slain,
C F
His soul was once an offering made
C G C
For every soul in pain.
C Am
Glory to God, and praise and love
G
Be ever, ever given,
C F
By saints below and saints above,
C G C
The church in earth and heaven.
C Am
O for a thousand tongues to sing
G
My great Redeemer’s praise,
C F
The glories of my God and King,
C G C
The triumphs of His grace!
MUSIC
Written by Charles Wesley, 1739
O For A Thousand Tongues To Sing chord sheet by Nathan Drake