Misc Praise Songs – O Beauty Ever Ancient (Guitar)
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Based on a prayer from St. Augustine's Confessions
[Verse 1]
C G C Am7 Oh, late have I loved you, Em C Oh, late have I turned; Am7 G C Am7 turned from seeking you in creatures, Em C G fleeing grief and pain within.
[Refrain]
G Em Am G/B Am/C O Beauty, ever ancient, O Beauty, ever new: Am G Bm Em C F You, the mirror of my life renewed, Em C G let me find my life in you!
[Verse 2]
C G C Am7 My unloveliness I ran from, Em C turned to seek You in all things, Am7 G C Am7 things you fashioned as a pathway; Em C G yet I lost myself in them.
[Refrain]
G Em Am G/B Am/C O Beauty, ever ancient, O Beauty, ever new: Am G Bm Em C F You, the mirror of my life renewed, Em C G let me find my life in you!
[Verse 3]
C G C Am7 This created world is glorious, Em C yet I could not see within, Am7 G C Am7 see Your loveliness behind all, Em C G find the Giver in the gift.
[Refrain]
G Em Am G/B Am/C O Beauty, ever ancient, O Beauty, ever new: Am G Bm Em C F You, the mirror of my life renewed, Em C G let me find my life in you!
[Verse 4]
C G C Am7 I had wandered far, perceiving Em C that I walked my road alone. Am7 G C Am7 Yet You called, you shone, you summoned, Em C G and You drew my spirit home.
[Refrain]
G Em Am G/B Am/C O Beauty, ever ancient, O Beauty, ever new: Am G Bm Em C F You, the mirror of my life renewed, Em C G let me find my life in you!
[Verse 5]
C G C Am7 In Your loveliness You made me, Em C in your Godly image true; Am7 G C Am7 by Your grace You have renewed me; Em C G let me live my life in You!
[Refrain]
G Em Am G/B Am/C O Beauty, ever ancient, O Beauty, ever new: Am G Bm Em C F You, the mirror of my life renewed, Em C G let me find my life in you!