Chords for THE FAITH (The Baptist Faith) - PapuRico Original Composition

_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ [Am] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ When Jesus said, I will [C] build my church, [D] the gates of hell [G] will never prevail.
_ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ [G] He fulfilled his [G]
promise _ [C] and the [Am] prophecy had never [D] _ failed. _ _ _
[C] So when all of [D] our God's claimed [Bm] people went and [Em] did the Lord's commission, [C] they stood
[G] firm upon his word and [Bm] they told [D] the _ _ world, this is [G] our faith [C] that Jesus saves and there's
[G] no other name, he is [Em] our Lord, [G] our only Lord.
[C] So [Bm] we tell [G] the world, we [C] are Christians [D] by conversion, _ [B] _
Baptists by [Em] conviction.
The [C] faith that [D] we have is [C] the faith that [D] we love.
_ [C] We must _
[Am] contend for [D] _ _ _ _
it.
_ [C] We'll [Em] fight and [Am] stand [D] for _ _ _ it.
[C] And when the end [G] _ _ [C] comes, [D] like [Em] that apostle, may we [D] say, I have kept [G] the _ _ faith.
_ _ [C] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ [G] _ During those times, [C] criticism sent, [D] the _ persecutions were _ [C] [G] so great.
_ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
[G] But even death [Bm] did no threat. _
[C] Christians had [Am] withstood the test [D]
of _ _ _ faith.
[C] Despite all those cruel and dark ages, [B] the light of truth shone [Em] with clear brightness.
[C] They held on to [G] the word of God, [Am] even with [D] their blood.
[E] _ _ _ [A] _
And _ _ nowadays, many [D] groups appeared, [E] they're claiming to [A] be God's true church.
[D] _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ [A] But we believe [C#m] with our hearts, [D] there's no place [Bm] for debate or [E] for research. _
_ _ [C#m] _ [D] Because the [E] word of God is sure, [C#] his authority [F#m]
is assured.
[D] What we believe and [A] what we do and [D] what we are, [Bm] are just what [E] is true.
_ The Baptist [A] _ faith, _ [E] _ _ _ _
this is [A] our faith [D] that Jesus saves [E] and there's no [A] other name, he
is [F#m] our Lord, [A] our only Lord.
[D] So [E] we tell [A] the world that we [D] are Christians [E] by conversion, _ _ [C#]
Baptists by [F#m] conviction.
_ The faith that [E] we have is [D] the faith that [E] we love.
_ [D] We must [Bm] _
contend for [E] _ _ it. _
_ _ [D] We'll fight [Bm] and stand [E] for _ _ _ _ it.
[D] And when the end [C#] _ _ [D] comes, [E] like [F#m] that apostle, may we _
[E] say, I have kept [A] the _ _ faith.
_ _ [F] _ _ _
_ _ _ [D#] The faith that [F] we have is the [D#] faith that we [F] love.
_ [D#] We must _ [C] contend [F] for it.
_ _ [F] _ _ _
[D#] Let's fight and [C] stand [F] for _ _ it.
_ [D#] And when the end [A#] _ _ [D#] comes, [F] like [Gm] that apostle, _ may [Cm] we _ say, _ _ _ _ I have kept [A#] the faith. _ _
_ _ [F#] _ _ _ [G#] The Baptist [A#] faith. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _