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Let The Lower Lights Be Burning Lyrics And Chords

LET THE LOWER LIGHTS BE BURNING 4/4. The tin whistle sheet music along with the tenor banjo / mandolin tab is included.
Use a capo on the 2nd fret to play along to the Irish Rovers an their album Tall Ships & Salty Dogs.Let the lower lights be burning sheet music score in D Major included. Also recorded by singer / songwriter Johnny Cash.

Intro: G-F#m-Em-D

Brightly (D)beams our Father’s (G)mercy,
From his (Em)lighthouse ever(A)more,
But to (D)us he gives the (G)keeping
Of the (D)lights a(A)long the (D)shore. -D

Chorus
Let the (G)lower lights be (D)burning!
Send a (E7)gleam across the (A)wave!
Some poor (D)lost and struggling (G)seaman
You may (D)rescue, (A)you may (G)save.

Bridge: G-F#m-Em-D

Dark the (D)night of sin has (G)settled,
Loud the (Em)angry billows (A)roar;
Eager (D)eyes are watching, (G)longing,
For the (D)lights a(A)long the (D)shore. -D

Chorus + Bridge

Trim your (D)feeble lamp, my (G)brother;
Some poor (Em)sailor, tempest-(A)tossed,
Trying (D)now to reach the (G)harbour,
In the (D)darkness (A)may be (D)lost. -D

Modified Chorus ending on D instead of G
Normal Chorus
Outro: G-F#m-Em-D -D-D-D-D

​Let the lower lights be burning guitar tab and chords

Let the lower lights be burning guitar tab and chords
More guitar tabs here in an ebook .
Psalm 18:30
Let the lower lights be burning sheet music score
Let the lower lights be burning sheet music score
Let the lower lights be burning tin whistle sheet music with chords
Let the lower lights be burning tin whistle sheet music with chords
Let the lower lights be burning tin whistle sheet music with chords
Let the lower lights be burning mandolin tab with chords
Let the lower lights be burning mandolin tab with chords
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