Christ Be Magnified
By: | Cody Carnes | Cory Asbury | Ethan Hulse |
Key: D
Intro:
D A G2 D A G2
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Verse 1:
D G2
Were creation suddenly articulate
D G2
With a thousand tongues to lift one cry
D/F# G2
Then from north to south and east to west
D/A B(add4) D A G2
We'd hear "Christ be magnified!"
Verse 2:
D G2
Were the whole earth echoing His eminence
D G2
His name would burst from sea and sky
D/F# G2
From rivers to the mountaintops
D/A B(add4) D D2 D
We'd hear "Christ be magnified!"
Chorus:
D Dsus/E G2
O Christ be magnified
Asus Bm7
Let His praise arise
Asus G2
Christ be magnified in me
D Dsus/E G2
O Christ be magnified
Asus Bm7
From the altar of my life
Asus G2
Christ be magnified in me
Verse 3:
D G2
When every creature finds its inmost melody
D G2
And every human heart its native cry
D/F# G2
Oh then in one enraptured hymn of praise
D/A B(add4) G2 G6 D/G G2
We'll sing "Christ be magnified!"
Instrumental:
G2 B(add4) Bm7 D/F#
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Bridge:
G2
I won't bow to idols
B(add4)
I'll stand strong and worship You
Bm7
If it puts me in the fire
D/F#
I'll rejoice cause You're there too
G2
I won't be formed by feelings
B(add4)
I hold fast to what is true
Bm7
If the cross brings transformation
D/F#
Then I'll be crucified with You
G2
'Cause death is just the doorway
B(add4)
Into resurrection life
Bm7
If I join You in Your sufferings
D/F#
Then I'll join You when You rise
G2
And when You return in glory
B(add4)
With all the angels and the saints
Bm7
My heart will still be singing
B(add4)
And my song will be the same
Final Chorus:
D Dsus/E G2
O Christ be magnified
Asus Bm7
Let His praise arise
Asus G2
Christ be magnified in me
D/A Bm7
O Christ be magnified
D/F#
From the altar of my life
Asus G2 D
Christ be magnified in me