Saint Stephen Chords by Magpie Lane

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Stephen was a [G] holy man, Endued [D] with heavenly [G] _ might,
And many wonders he did work All in [D] the [E] people's sight,
And by the [G] Holy [E] Spirit of God, Which [D] did his [G] heart inflame,
[Em] He spared not in [A] every place [Bm] To preach God's holy [E] name.
O man, do [Bm] never faint nor fear, [E] When God the [G] truth shall [Em] try,
But mark [A] out Stephen [G]
for Christ's sake, What [E] a willin' [Em] for to _ die.
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_ _ _ [G] _ [Em] Before the elders he was brought His answer for to make,
But they could not the spirit [G] withstand, _ [Em] Whereby [A] this [E] man did speak.
When this [Em] was told [G] the [Bm] multitude, _
[Em] _ [D] [C] Beholding [G] him aright,
[Em] His glumly face began [E] to shine Most like an angel bright.
O man, [G] do never [D] faint nor fear, [Em] When God the truth shall try,
But mark [A] out Stephen [G] for Christ's sake, [Em] What a willin' for to _ die.
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_ Then Stephen did put forth [D] his [Em] voice, And he did [D] first unfold
[Em] The wondrous works which God hath wrought In for [Bm] their fathers' [E] old,
That [Em] they thereby [G] might [B] plainly know, [Em] Christ [C] Jesus [G] should be he,
[Em] That from the burden [D] of the law, [Em] Should quit [Bm] them frank [E] and free.
O man, [Am] do [D] never faint nor fear, [Em] When God the truth shall try,
But mark out [A] [G] Stephen for Christ's sake, What [E] a willin' for to [Em] _ die.
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Then, O closely, you [G] wicked men, Which of your fathers' [Bm] old
[Em] Did not the prophet _ _ persecute, And [A] even [E] woeful swore.
And when [G] they heard him so to say, Upon him they all ran,
[Em] And there without the city gates, They stoned this [D] holy [E] _ man.
O [Em] man, do never faint [Bm] nor fear, [Em] When [A] God the [Em] truth shall try,
But mark out [A] [G] Stephen for Christ's sake, [Em] What a willin' for to _ _ die.
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_ _ _ [Bm] _ [Em] Then he most meekly on his knees, With God did pray and [D] laugh,
[Em] _ Desiring that he should not [A] lay this sin unto [E] their charge,
And [G] yielded not his soul [Bm] to God, [Em] Who [C] had it [G] dearly [Em] bought.
He lost his life, whose body [A] then, To [Bm] grave was [E] seen deplored.
O man, do [D] never faint nor [Em] fear, When God [Am] the truth [Bm] shall [Em] try,
But mark [A] out [G] Stephen for [D] Christ's sake, [Em] What a willin' for to die. _
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