LIVING FOR JESUS
   Words: Thomas O. Chisholm, 1917. 
   Music: Living, Carl H. Lowden, 1915 

Capo I to play in F (Also in key of D--Capo III)

   E   A/E E/B B      E7      A           Am  E
1  Liv-ing for Jesus, a       life that   is  true,
2  Living  for Jesus  Who     died   in   my  place,
3  Living  for Jesus, wher  - ever        I   am,
4  Living  for Jesus  through earth's lit-tle while,

   B6    B7   B6   E9     E     E7  F#    F#9  F7  B
1  Striv-ing  to   please Him   in  all   that I   do;
2  Bear -ing  on   Cal  - vary  my  sin   and  dis-grace;
3  Do  - ing  each du  -  ty    in  His   ho - ly  Name;
4  My    dear-est  trea - sure, the light of   His smile;

   E     A/E  E   B          E7   A        F#6 G#
1  Yield-ing  al -legiance,  glad hearted  and free,
2  Such  love con-strains me to   answer   His call,
3  Will -ing  to  suffer     af - fliction and loss,
4  Seek -ing  the lost ones  He   died to  re -deem,

   F#m   D#(-9) F#m  E       F#m E     B6   B7  E
1  This  is     the  pathway of  bless-ing  for me.
2  Fol - low    His  leading and give  Him  my  all.
3  Deem -ing    each trial   a   part  of   my  cross.
4  Bring-ing    the  weary   to  find  rest in  Him.

REFRAIN
  (E)       EM7  B7  B7sus E    F#m       C#+  C#7* F#m
   O Jesus, Lord and Sav - ior, I give my-self to   Thee,

   F#m7 B7    B      B7 A    E           F#9  F#      F#9 B
   For  Thou, in Thy a -tone-ment, didst give Thyself for me.

   B7 E      B6    B7sus E             E6       E7  A
   I  own no other Mas - ter, my heart shall be Thy throne.

  (A)      Adim A     Am6   E/B   E7  C#7+5
   My life I    give, hence-forth to  live,

   C#7 F#9     F#  A    B7 E
   O   Christ, for Thee a -lone.

Unusual Chords:
   A/E    002220     C#7*    X4342X
   E/B    X22100     B7sus/E 021202 
   B6     X24444     E6      02X120
   E9     022102     Adim    XX1212
   F#9    244324     Am6     X02212
   F#6    24X342     C#7+5   X2322X 
   D#(-9) X1102X        or   X23225
   C#+    X4322X     

Note: This is one of the toughest I've chorded so far. It's easier to 
   play in D, but sounds a little better in E (IMHO).

Chords courtesy www.guitarhymns.com

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