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Great Is Thy Faithfulness chords

Thomas Chisholm (words), William Runyan (music), 1923

Chisholm sent the poem to Runyan, who set it to music for publication in 1923. Its chorus uses a few colour chords (B7 and E7) that make it a nice step up from three-chord hymns.

Chords
8
Level
Intermediate
Time
3/4

Chords

D××132
B7×2134
Em12
A7×12
E721
A×123
G213
Bm×1342

Chart

Verse

  1. D
  2. B7
  3. Em
  4. /
  5. A7
  6. /
  7. D
  8. /
  9. D
  10. /
  11. E7
  12. /
  13. A
  14. /
  15. A7
  16. /

Chorus

  1. D
  2. /
  3. G
  4. D
  5. B7
  6. /
  7. Em
  8. /
  9. G
  10. A7
  11. D
  12. Bm
  13. Em
  14. A7
  15. D
  16. /

How to play it

You need 8 chords: D, B7, Em, A7, E7, A, G and Bm. The change you'll make most is D to A7, so practice switching between those two slowly before playing along.

Each box is one bar of 3/4 time. Strum the chord on the beat, and change when the next box starts. A slash means keep playing the same chord.

Questions

What chords are in Great Is Thy Faithfulness?

This arrangement uses D, B7, Em, A7, E7, A, G and Bm.

Is Great Is Thy Faithfulness easy to play on guitar?

It's a step up, because at least one chord is a barre chord.

Can I play Great Is Thy Faithfulness with easier chords?

Yes. Put a capo on fret 2 and play C, A7, Dm, G7, D7, G, F and Am. It sounds exactly the same.