Chords for Gaither Trio 1991 - The Church Triumphant

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_ _ _ [F] _ _ _ Ladies and gentlemen, _ [Dm] among them [Db] they've written over [Dm] 500 songs and recorded over 50 albums.
Please welcome the Gaither Trio.
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_ _ Let _ _ the people _ _ _ _ rejoice.
_ _ _ [Bb] Let the people rejoice.
For we [F] sell _ _ _ the [Am] flesh,
_ the moon, [Bb] the _ faith, _ [F]
our choice.
_ Let the _ _ anthems _ ring out. _
_ Songs [Am] of _ _ peace [Dm] are best sold.
_ [Bb] _ For [F] the _ _ church _ _ _ triumphant
_ is _ _ alive _ and _ well. _
_ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ [F] If the church is really alive and well tonight in Houston, let's hear a big amen, okay? _ _ _ _
You know the difference with ships?
Been through some battles before.
_ _ [C] It's been through _ _ _ storms and tempests
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and rocks _ _ [F] off the shore.
Take it loud.
Though the earth _ may be _ _ battered,
but inside it's _ safe and dry.
[Bb] _ _ [Gb] It's gonna [F] carry _ on _ _ _ _
_ to the [C] _ farthest _
_ _ _ [F] _ sky. _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ _ Oh, _
[Gb] _ God is always on our side.
Many a foolish conqueror has made the mistake of thinking because he had driven the church of Jesus Christ [Gbm] out of sight
that he [Gb] had stealed its voice and snuffed out [Abm] its life.
But God is always ahead of people.
The powerful [B] current of a rushing river is not diminished because [Abm] it is forced to flow underground.
No, the purest water is a stream [Gb] that bursts crystal clear in the sunlight
[Gbm] after it has forced its [Gb] way through solid rock.
There have been [F] charlatans who, like Simon the [Gb] Magician,
sought to barter on the open market this [Ab] power which cannot [Abm] be bought or sold.
But God is always ahead of people.
Men who could not be [B] bought,
and women who were beyond purchase.
[Abm] God is always [B] ahead of people.
There have been [Bbm] times of affluence and prosperity
when the church's message has been nearly diluted into oblivion
_ by those who sought to make it socially attractive,
neatly organized, and financially profitable.
It has [B] been gold-plated, draped in purple, and encrusted with jewels.
It has been misrepresented, _ ridiculed, lauded, and scorned.
These followers of Jesus Christ have been acclaimed the [Gb] women of the times,
[Cm] elevated as sacred leaders, and murdered as heretics.
Yet through it all, their marches on this powerful army of the weak,
God's chosen people, who [C] cannot be bought, plattered, [Dbm] murdered, or stealed,
on to [Gb] the ages they march.
This [B] church, God's church [G] triumphant, alive _ and well.
This _ [Dm] _ _ [Gm] _
church, _ _ _ [G] _ _
let _ _ the people _ _ _ _ rejoice. _ _
For we've settled _ _ all the questions.
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We've made our [G] _ [Db] choice.
Let the [Ab] _ _ anthems ring out.
_ [Db] So [Cm] the _ _ people [Fm] may stand. _ _
[Db] For the [Ab] church _ _ _ _ _ _ triumphant.
_ It's alive.
Listen, child of God.
_ It's alive.
It's alive.
_ Discouraged pastor.
_ It's this church that is still alive.
[Db] _ Lovely missionary, _ sow that seed with confidence.
The church is [Fm] still alive. _
Old saint, _ you're not alone or [Dm] forgotten.
The church [Ab] is still alive.
It's alive, my broken-hearted friend.
It's still alive.
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Busy mother, [Eb] _ just keep [Db] trusting in Jesus.
The church is [Bbm] alive.
_ Faithful father, _ there's rest in the Lord.
The church is [Cm] still alive.
_ Young student, _ [Bb]
you're not alone out there serving [Bbm] the Lord.
_ God's church is still alive.
_ Cynical skeptic, you have not [Ab] killed God _ [Db] _ _
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with_
Lift your hand. _ _ _
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[Gb] _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ It's alive.
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