The Church Triumphant (Is Alive And Well) chords by The Bill Gaither Trio, The Gaither Vocal Band

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Ab
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Intro 1

Verse 1
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Let the church,
be the church
Let the people rejoice,
for we've settled the question.
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We've made our choice.
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Let the anthems ring out,
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psalms of victory swell.
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For the Church triumphant is
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alive and well.
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Verse 2

Oh, this old ship's been through

Verse 3
battles before.
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Storms and tempests an
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d rocks on the shore,
though the haul may be battered,
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Inside it's safe and dry
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It will carry its  cargo
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To the fort in the sky
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God has always had a people
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.
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The powerful current
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of a     rushing river
is not diminished
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be  cause it is forced to flow underground.
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The purest water is the stream
that bursts crystal clear into the sunlight
after it has fought its way
through solid rock.
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There have been charlatans
who, like Simon the magician,
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sought to barter on the open market
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that power which cannot be
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bought or sold.
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But God has always had a people,
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men who could not be bought,
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and women who were beyond pur chase.
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God has always had a people.
There have been times of affluence
and prosperity
when the Church's message
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has been nearly di  luted
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into oblivion
by those who sought to make it
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so  cially attractive,
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neatly organized,
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and financially profitable.
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It has been gold -plated,
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draped in purple,
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and encrusted with jewels.
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It has been misrepresented,
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ridiculed, lauded, and scorned.
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These followers of Jesus Christ
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have been,
according to the whim of the times,
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elevated as sacred leaders
and martyred as heretics.
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Yet through it all, their march is on that
powerful army of the meek,
God's chosen people,
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who cannot be bought, murdered,
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flattered, or    stealed.
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On through the ages they march,
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the Church, God's Church triumphant,
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alive and well.
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Let the Church, the Church,
be the Church, be the Church.
Let the people rejoice,
for we've settled the question.
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We've made our choice,
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let the anthems ring out.
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Songs of victory swell,
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for the church triumphs,
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it's alive, it's alive, it's
It's alive.
Discouraged pastor,
it's his church,
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and it's alive. It's alive.
Lonely missionary,
so this seat with confidence
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is alive.
Cold saint,
you're not alone or forgotten.
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The church is alive.
It's alive,
my broken -hearted friend.
It's alive.
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Busy mother, pastor,
cares on Jesus.
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Hold it tight.
It's alive, young student,
you're not alone in serving the Lord.
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Praise your Father,
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there's rest in the Lord,
and the Church is alive.
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Cynical skeptic,
you haven't killed God
with your noisy unbelief.
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He's alive!
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So, family of God,
lift your hands and praise the Lord!
The Church is still alive!
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And wave Yeah