Wonderful Words of Life is a joyful hymn written by Philip P. Bliss in 1874. It emphasizes the beauty, truth, and hope found in the teachings of Christ. The melody is upbeat yet simple—making it an ideal piece for beginners on the kalimba looking to play expressive and encouraging gospel music.

Tabs by Lanie Marcelino:

Sing them over again to me
(3-1) 3 3′ (3-5) 4′ 3′ (3-5) 2′ (2-572)
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wonderful words of life
(2-5) 2′ 2′ (3′-5) 2′ (1′-1) 3 5
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Let me more of their beauty see
(3-1) 3 3′ (3-5) 4′ 3′ (3-5) 2′ (2-572)
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wonderful words of life
(2-5) 2′ 2′ (3′-5) 2′ (1′-1) 3 5 1
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Words of life and beauty
(3-1) 3 3 3′ 4′ 5′ (3′-4) 6 (5-1)
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teach me faith and duty
(3-1) 3 3 3′ 4′ 5′ (3′-4) 6 (5-1)
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Beautiful words, wonderful words,
wonderful words of life.
(5-4) 4 4′ (4-46) (4-6) 3′ 3′ (3-35)
(3-5) 2′ 1′ 2′ 7 (1′-1) 3 3′ (3-1)

• Artist: Philip P. Bliss
• Mood: Calm

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How To Read The Tabs

SOLFEGE	DO	RE	MI	FA	SO	LA	TI
Letter Notes	C	D	E	F	G	A	B
Number Notes	1	2	3	4	5	6	7

-A dot above a musical note (ex: 1° 2°°) raises it to a higher octave.
-Notes inside a parentheses (ex: (135) ) are played together (slide/glissando)
-The tabs/notes posted on this site are designed to be played on kalimba, but you can also play it on other instruments like: piano ,flute, recorder, ocarina , glockenspiel, clarinet, xylophone, otamatone, and etc. Simply use our online kalimba tab converter to convert the tabs/notes to SOLFEGE (do re mi) or letter notation (C D E).