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Writer's pictureNathan Drake

The 5 Easiest Hymns on Guitar


The 5 easiest hymns to play on guitar

Hymns are notorious for being difficult to play on the guitar. But not all hymns have to tie your fingers in knots.


Whether you are a beginner guitarist or an experienced worship leader looking for easy to play hymns for your team, it doesn't get much simpler than these 5 hymns. These hymns are a good mixture of simple chords, easy time signatures, and good spacing between the chords. When you are ready for more easy hymns, check out The Reawaken Hymnbook.


The 5 Easiest Hymns On Guitar

How Great Thou Art

Day by Day

Nearer My God To Thee

All Creatures Of Our God And King

I Surrender All

CHORDS BELOW THE VIDEO


HOW GREAT THOU ART


                        G                             C

O Lord my God, When I in awesome wonder,

               G               D                        G

Consider all the worlds Thy Hands have made;

              G                        C  

I see the stars, I hear the rolling thunder,

                    G                    D               G

Thy power throughout the universe displayed.


Refrain

                          G          C                     G

Then sings my soul, My Saviour God, to Thee,

                             D                       G

How great Thou art, How great Thou art.

                          G              C                   G

Then sings my soul, My Saviour God, to Thee,

                              D                       G

How great Thou art, How great Thou art!)



DAY BY DAY


           C                                              F

Day by day and with each passing moment

                 G                                   C

Strength I find to meet my trials here;

            Am                                    F

Trusting in my Father's wise bestowment,

           G                                   C

I've no cause for worry or for fear.

                    C                                         F

He's whose heart is kind beyond all measure

              G                                              C

Gives unto each day what He deems best-

          Am                                    F

Lovingly, its part of pain and pleasure,

              G                                 C


NEARER MY GOD TO THEE


 G                  C

Nearer, my God, to Thee

G               D

Nearer to Thee

Em                   C

E'en though it be a cross

G        D       G

That raiseth me

Em              C     

Still all my song shall be

G                 D

Nearer, my God, to Thee

G                C                    G    D       G

Nearer my God to Thee, nearer to Thee



ALL CREATURES OF OUR GOD AND KING


C

All creatures of our God and King

Am7

Lift up your voice and with us sing

F

Oh praise him,  Alleluia

C

Thou burning sun with golden beams

Am7

Thou silver moon with softer gleam

      F                    C

Oh praise him  Oh praise him

    F             C             G      C

Alleluia  Alleluia  Alleluia


I SURRENDER ALL


C                   G

All to Jesus I surrender

Am               G      C

All to Him I freely give

  C                    G

I will ever love and trust Him

Am                 G     C

In His presence daily live


Refrain

C           F

I surrender all

G           C

I surrender all

   C             F

All to Thee my blessed Savior

  C    G        C

  I surrender all


 

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