Christ Be Magnified
By: | Cody Carnes | Cory Asbury | Ethan Hulse |
Key: Gb
Intro:
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Verse 1:
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Were creation suddenly articulate
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With a thousand tongues to lift one cry
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Then from north to south and east to west
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We'd hear "Christ be magnified!"
Verse 2:
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Were the whole earth echoing His eminence
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His name would burst from sea and sky
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From rivers to the mountaintops
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We'd hear "Christ be magnified!"
Chorus:
Gb Gbsus/Ab B2
O Christ be magnified
Dbsus Ebm7
Let His praise arise
Dbsus B2
Christ be magnified in me
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O Christ be magnified
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From the altar of my life
Dbsus B2
Christ be magnified in me
Verse 3:
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When every creature finds its inmost melody
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And every human heart its native cry
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Oh then in one enraptured hymn of praise
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We'll sing "Christ be magnified!"
Instrumental:
B2 B(add4) Ebm7 Gb/Bb
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Bridge:
B2
I won't bow to idols
B(add4)
I'll stand strong and worship You
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If it puts me in the fire
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I'll rejoice cause You're there too
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I won't be formed by feelings
B(add4)
I hold fast to what is true
Ebm7
If the cross brings transformation
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Then I'll be crucified with You
B2
'Cause death is just the doorway
B(add4)
Into resurrection life
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If I join You in Your sufferings
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Then I'll join You when You rise
B2
And when You return in glory
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With all the angels and the saints
Ebm7
My heart will still be singing
B(add4)
And my song will be the same
Final Chorus:
Gb Gbsus/Ab B2
O Christ be magnified
Dbsus Ebm7
Let His praise arise
Dbsus B2
Christ be magnified in me
Gb/Db Ebm7
O Christ be magnified
Gb/Bb
From the altar of my life
Dbsus B2 Gb
Christ be magnified in me