Be Near

Intro : piano , ac . fingerpicked , and cello : Bm ( 2 ) A/B ( 2 ) ( 2x ) G ( 2 ) D/F# ( 2 ) G6 ( 4 ) Verse 1 : ( piano carries; Solo male vox . . ac . strums every chord change ) Bm ( 4 ) G2 ( 4 ) Bm ( 4 ) Gmaj7 ( 4 ) Bm ( 4 ) Gmaj7 you are all , big and small , beautiful , and wonderful Bm ( 4 ) Gmaj7 ( 4 ) to trust in grace through faith , but i’m asking to taste . . . prechorus : ( duet male vox ) Em7 D/F# G2 for dark is light to you , depths are height to you A far is near , but lord , i need to hear from you Chorus : ( duet vox throughout; add bass; strings; percussion ) D A/C# Bm D/A be near , oh god , be near , oh god of us G D/F# A your nearness is to us our good , D A/C# Bm D/A be near , oh god , be near , oh god of us , G D/F# A ( 1st time 4 ) ( 2nd time 8 ) your nearness is to us our good , our good Intro Verse 2 : ( band in ) ( duet male vox ) Bm G2 Bm Gmaj7 Bm your fullness is mine , ( echo ) revelation divine , ( echo ) Gmaj7 Bm Gmaj7 but , o , to taste , to know much more than a page to feel your embrace . . . prechorus ( subtle kicks ) Chorus ( 8 count stop rest at end ) Chorus ( very quiet; just acoustic and piano to end of 2nd line; band back big on near of 3rd line ) ( lead vocalist discretion leads us back in to closing Intro figure with my good ) Intro figure ( cello line ) if you have any questions or comments feel free to E - mail me at rimesfan16@aol . com