It Was A Great Thing Chords by Barnes Family

[Bb] Let us continue [F] to move with the [Bb] spirit.
Please welcome the Reverend F.C. Barnes, company, and the Red Mutt Choir!
Let's hear it!
Come [F] on!
_ [Gm] _ [Bb] _ [F] _ [F] _ [Bb] _ [F] The [F] Lord had brought [Dm] me [Bb] through all of [Dm] my sorrow.
[C] When I failed Him, [Gm] He didn't [F] cast me away.
He [Bb] stood right [F] by me, [Bb] through [Dm] all of my trouble.
[F] _
[B] When I was gone, He didn't let me [C] go astray.
Deborah!
[Gm] He took [F] my sin, [F] [Gm] and He [F] saved my [Dm] soul.
Sing, [Gm] Deborah!
He [F] cleaned me up, [F] [Bb] and [F] gave me hope.
[Eb] _
[Cm] _ [Bb] Jesus died on Calvary, [F] so [Dm] the whole wide world could see
[F] It was a great thing [Gm] that [F] He did for [Bb] me.
[F]
It [Bb] was a great thing [F] that He did for me.
It was a [Bb] great _ thing that He did [C] _ _ _
[Bb] _ [F] for _ [Bb] me.
Yes, he is.
So the whole [F] wide world can see.
He was the greatest.
He was the greatest.
That he did.
That he did [Bb] for me.
[F] You know what?
He been my doctor.
[F] _ [Gm] [F] He been my lawyer.
[F]
[Dm] My [C] God, he been good to me.
[Bb] He [F] been my friend. _
[Bb] He been my [F] comforter.
[Gm] When [F] I was lonely.
[F] _
[B] When I was gonna stay.
He [C] took me in.
Yeah!
[Gm] _ [F] And he saved me.
[F] [Gm] Yeah!
And he [F] saved my [Dm] soul.
Sing, Deborah.
[Gm] He [F] cleaned me [F] up.
Yeah, he [Gm] did.
And [F] made me [Cm] whole.
[F] [Bb] Jesus died on Calvary.
[F] So the [A] whole wide [Dm] world can [C] [Bb] see.
[Bb] He was the greatest.
That he [F] did for [Bb] me.
Yeah!
[Cm] _
[Bb] He was the greatest.
That he did.
That he did for me.
He was the greatest.
He was the greatest.
When he saved my soul.
[C] He was the greatest.
[C] _ [Bb]
[F] Jesus died on Calvary.
I got known across the world.
He was the greatest.
He was [Cm] the [Gm] greatest.
That [F] he did.
That he did for [Gm] me.
_ [F]
He was [Gm] the greatest.
[Bb] That he did.
That he did for [F] me.
Oh yes, he was great.
[Bb] He was the greatest.
When he saved my soul.
He [C] saved [F] [Bb] me.
[F] Jesus [C] died on [F] me.
For the whole world.
He was the greatest.
_ That he did.
[Gm] That he did for [Bb] me.
He's been my [F] doctor, _ [Bb] [F] he's been my lawyer, _ [G] [C] he's been my everything.
[Bb] He's [F] been my friend, [F] he's been my comfort zone.
[Bb] When [F] I was lonely, when [G] I was going [Em] straight, [B] he took [C] me in.
[Gm] He [F] took my fears, [Bb] and [F] he saved my soul.
[Bb] He [F] cleaned me up, [Bb] and [F] made me [Eb] whole.
[Bb] Jesus died on the ring, [F] for the [A] whole wide [Dm] world to see.
It [C] was a [Bb] great [F] thing, that he did for me.
[Bb] Yeah, [Eb] [Bb] it was a great thing, that he did, that he did [F] for me.
It was a great [Bb] thing, it was a great thing, and he saved my [C] soul.
He saved me from [F] sin, yeah Lord.
Jesus [Bb] died on the ring, for the whole [F] wide world to see.
It was [C] a [F] great thing, it was a great thing, it was [C] a great [F] _ _ _ _ thing for [Bb] [F] me.
_ Thank you, thank you, thank you.
_ [D] Well, my style of music, actually, I like to call it more inspirational than maybe traditional or contemporary,
that those terms.
I like to write inspiring songs.
He Cares is what we call our quartet song.
The choir sings it, but it's sort of like a quartet song, and has an old time flavor.
And people still like that kind of singing, it sort of goes back in