Key: F major
Intro 1
D
Gm
G
Dm
D
B
E
Verse 1
A
Bbdim
D
Let the church,
be the church
Let the people rejoice,
for we've settled the question.
G
D
We've made our choice.
A
D
Let the anthems ring out,
F#
Bm
psalms of victory swell.
D
Bm
Church triumphant is
F#
D
A
D
G
alive and well.
D
Verse 2
Verse 3
battles before.
A
Ab
G
D
Storms and tempests an d rocks on the shore,
though the haul may be battered,
F#
Bm
Inside it's safe and dry
G
D
G
D
Bm
Bbdim
It will carry its cargo
D
A
D
Bb
To the fort in the sky
Many a foolish conqueror has made the
mistake of thinking that
because he had driven the church of
Jesus
Christ out of sight,
that he had stilled its voice and
snuffed out its life.
But
God has always had a people.
Abaug
Ab
of a rushing river
it is forced to flow underground.
Bb
Eb
The purest water is the stream that
bursts crystal clear
into the sunlight after it has fought
its way through solid rock.
G
Cm
There have been charlatans who, like
Simon the magician,
Ab
Eb
sought to barter on the open market that
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Eb
power which cannot be bought or sold.
Cm
But
Eb
Ab
and women who were beyond pur chase.
There have been times of affluence
and prosperity
when the
Church's message has been nearly
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Eb
di luted into oblivion
by those who sought to make it
Eb
Ab
Eb
neatly organized, and financially profitable.
Ab
Eb
It has been gold -plated, draped in purple,
Ab
according to the whim of the times, elevated
martyred as heretics.
Eb
Yet through it all, their march is on that
powerful army of the meek,
God's chosen people,
Bsus4
On through the ages they march, the
B
Church,
God's
A
B
Church triumphant, alive and well.
Let the
Church, be the
Church, be the
Church.
Let the people rejoice,
for we've settled the question.
A
E
We've made our choice,
B
E
let the anthems ring out.
G#
C#m
A
E
A
E
Songs of victory swell, for the church triumphs,
C#m
E
it's alive, it's alive, it's
It's alive.
Discouraged pastor, it's his church,
and it's alive.
A
It's alive.
Lonely missionary,
Bbdim
so this seat with confidence is alive.
Cold saint, you're not alone
or forgotten.
It's alive,
my broken -hearted friend.
It's alive.
Jesus.
It's alive, young student,
you're not alone in serving the
Lord.
Lord, and the
Church is alive.
God with your noisy unbelief.
Bsus4
B
So, family of
God, lift your hands and praise the
Lord!
The
E
A
and wave
E
A
E
ooooh
you
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