Chords-Instructions For “My Song In The Night”

Music by Kristen Gilles, Lyrics by Bobby Gilles

Download My Song In The Night (CCLI # 5993413) by Kristen Gilles for free in the column on your right (you can also click the “Play” arrow to hear it before downloading).  “My Song In The Night” by Bobby and Kristen Gilles can be used in many church settings, seasons and liturgical movements. Appropriate times in the Christian Church calendar for “My Song In The Night” include Ash Wednesday, Lent, Holy Week, Maundy Thursday and Good Friday.

During any worship service, it works as a Communion hymn, a song of Assurance, and a Confession of our dependence on the Lord and our tendency towards frail, lukewarm worship and dedication.  Doctrines addressed in “My Song In The Night” include the doctrine of Adoption, Atonement and the Sufficiency of Christ. The song explores Christ’s human and divine nature, and His servanthood and kingship. The story setting is the Garden of Gethsemane and the Cross.

Download the chord sheet here.

In the short instructional videos below, Kristen Gilles shows you:

• How to play a simplified version of “My Song In The Night” on acoustic rhythm guitar. Chord Sheet Here.
• How to play a slower, 6/8 time signature (waltz) version of “My Song In The Night” on piano. Chord Sheet Here.

PIANO VERSION:

ACOUSTIC GUITAR VERSION:

Kristen Gilles recorded the vocal at Ear Candy Studios with engineer Eddy Morris, where Sojourn Music has recorded albums like Before The Throne, rated 5 stars by Christianity Today. A Sojourn Music band joined Kristen in the studio for My Song In The Night:

• Phillip Miller — Electric guitar
• Shane St. Clair — Piano
• Eddy Morris — Bass guitar
• Ryan Harvey — Drums

To hear other Gilles songs, click on the Streampad audio player in the mysonginthenight.com footer. Also visit the Gilles Music page for notes on our Sojourn songs, as well as links to listen to Sojourn songs for free and to buy the albums in CD or digital form.