Misc Praise Songs – Not I But Christ (Guitar)

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[Verse 1]
D                                     B
Not I, but Christ, be honored, loved, ex-alted;

G         E                              A
Not I, but Christ, be seen, be known, be heard; that

           F#                        E
Not I, but Christ, in every look and ac-tion, that it

           D          A     A           D
Not I, but Christ, in every thought and word.
[Chorus]
D         C#            B
Oh, to be saved from my-self, Dear Lord!

G.        A       D
Oh, to be lost in thee!

            G              D  C#
Oh, that it may be no more I, dear Lord

B       D          A      D
But Christ that lives in me
[Verse 2]
D                                   B
Not I, but Christ, to gently soothe in sorrow,

G         E                     A
Not I, but Christ, to wipe the falling tear;

           F#                  E
Not I, but Christ, to lift the wea-ry bur-den,

           D          A             D
Not I, but Christ, to hush away all fear.
[Chorus]
D         C#            B
Oh, to be saved from my-self, Dear Lord!

G.        A       D
Oh, to be lost in thee!

            G              D  C#
Oh, that it may be no more I, dear Lord

B       D          A      D
But Christ that lives in me
[Verse 3]
D                                  B
Christ, only Christ! No idle words e’er falling,

G           E                    A
Christ, only Christ; no needless bustling sound;

             F#                E
Christ, only Christ; no self-important bear-ing;

             D         A               D
Christ, Only Christ; no trace of “I” be found.
[Chorus]
D         C#            B
Oh, to be saved from my-self, Dear Lord!

G.        A       D
Oh, to be lost in thee!

            G              D  C#
Oh, that it may be no more I, dear Lord

B       D          A      D
But Christ that lives in me
[Verse 4]
D                                 B
Not I, but Christ, my every need supplying,

G          E                       A
Not I, but Christ, my strength and health to be;

             F#                 E
Christ, only Christ, for body, soul, and spir-it,

             D           A            D
Christ, only Christ, here and e-ter-nal-ly
[Chorus]
D         C#            B
Oh, to be saved from my-self, Dear Lord!

G.        A       D
Oh, to be lost in thee!

            G              D  C#
Oh, that it may be no more I, dear Lord

B       D          A      D
But Christ that lives in me