Christ Be Magnified
By: | Cody Carnes | Cory Asbury | Ethan Hulse |
Key: Bb
Intro:
Bb F Eb2 Bb F Eb2
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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:
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O Christ be magnified
Fsus Gm7
Let His praise arise
Fsus Eb2
Christ be magnified in me
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O Christ be magnified
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From the altar of my life
Fsus Eb2
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:
Eb2 B(add4) Gm7 Bb/D
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Bridge:
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I won't bow to idols
B(add4)
I'll stand strong and worship You
Gm7
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
Gm7
If the cross brings transformation
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Then I'll be crucified with You
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'Cause death is just the doorway
B(add4)
Into resurrection life
Gm7
If I join You in Your sufferings
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Then I'll join You when You rise
Eb2
And when You return in glory
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With all the angels and the saints
Gm7
My heart will still be singing
B(add4)
And my song will be the same
Final Chorus:
Bb Bbsus/C Eb2
O Christ be magnified
Fsus Gm7
Let His praise arise
Fsus Eb2
Christ be magnified in me
Bb/F Gm7
O Christ be magnified
Bb/D
From the altar of my life
Fsus Eb2 Bb
Christ be magnified in me