Intro: C  F C F C  Bb G

Verse 1:
             C
Wish I could crash like the waves
F
Turn like the autumn leaves
             G                F G
In effort to praise you
             C
Wish I could smell like a forest
F
The fragrance lifting a mighty chorus
             G
In effort to praise you
F            G
In effort to praise you

Bridge:
Bb                     C
But I'm such a limited creature
       Bb                           C
And my words can only paint so many pictures
        Bb
But somewhere I think I've read
          F
That I am treasured over all creation
Bb                    G
So I know that I must try

Verse 2:
             C
Wish I could roll like the thunder
   F
To leave the earth below in wonder
             G                F G
In effort to praise you
             C
Wish I could fall like the summer rain
F
Every drop would sing your name
             G
In effort to praise you
F            G
In effort to praise you


Bridge:
Bb                     C
But I'm such a limited creature
       Bb                           C
And my words can only paint so many pictures
        Bb
But somewhere I think I've read
          F
That I am treasured over all creation
Bb                    G
So I know that I must try
       A
I must try

Chorus:
D       G            D
Gloria! Glory in the highest
   G           D      C       A
Forever I will hide myself in you
    D       G            D
Oh, Gloria! Glory in the highest
   G           D      C       A
Forever I will hide myself in you

Bridge 2: 
      D    
Every breath that I breathe
      G
Every moment in my history
                A                      
Is an effort to praise you
G            A      D
An effort to praise you

Chorus:
D       G            D
Gloria! Glory in the highest
   G           D      C       A
Forever I will hide myself in you
    D       G            D
Oh, Gloria! Glory in the highest
   G           D      C       A
Forever I will hide myself in you

Chorus:
E       A            E
Gloria! Glory in the highest
   A           E      D       B
Forever I will hide myself in you
    E       A          E
Oh, Gloria! Glory in excelsis Deo
A    E  D    B
Gloria, Gloria