Misc Unsigned Bands - Carl chapman - the fathers pride

A ^Glong, ^Dlong ^Em7time ago, ^AmI read in the ^CBible… how Jesus ^Emcame to save us a^Dll ‘Cuz ^Geven w^Dhen we ^Em7had our chance To ^Amput salvation ^Cin our hands, it ^Emquickly became clear ^Cthat we would^D fall. God ^Emsaved Israel ^Amout of Egypt, ^Embut that grace they all ^Amwould reject. ^CGod gave ^Gthem the ^Amlaw, so t^Chat they could stand t^Dall. I ^Gcannot c^Domprehend ^Emquite why, G^Am7od loved these people ^Dlike a bride. ^GHis love for ^Dthem has ^Emnever died So G^Cod… He s^D7ent his ^Gpride.

So ^Gwhy, ^Cwhy, did God s^Gend this Christ ^Dguy? He’s our ^Gsavior, who faced ^Cdanger and ev^Gen for us ^Ddied. Spent three ^Gdays i^Cn the tomb, but on the ^Gthird day di^Dd rise Singin’ ^EmI am now the ultimate prize. ^A7I am ^Emnow the ultimate ^D7prize.

^GDo you know abo^Amut His signs? And how ^Che healed and e^Amxorcised… ^EmYeah, the gospels ^Dtell us so. ^GHe trav^D/F#elled ‘round, by ^Emland and sea Through ^Am7villages in ^CGalilee, and by ^EmGod’s Spirit taught people ^A7how to gr^Dow. Well He ^Emtold the Phari^Dsee’s they sinned, so they ^Emall wanted to ^Ddo him in. They laid ^Ctraps ^Gto make him ^A7lose, but He ^Csaw right through their ^D7rus---es! They had to ^Gfind a ^D/F#real dis^Emhonest guy, to ^Ambetray the master ^Cin due time. Jud^Gas seemed ^D/F#to ^Emturn the tide… Gave ^Cthem the Father’s ^D7pride^G. A^Cnd ^Gwe’re still asking…

^GWhy, ^Cwhy, did God s^Gend this Christ ^Dguy? He’s our ^Gsavior, who faced ^Cdanger and ev^Gen for us ^Ddied. Spent three ^Gdays i^Cn the tomb, but on the ^Gthird day di^Dd rise Singin’ ^EmI am now the ultimate prize. ^A7I am ^Emnow the ultimate ^D7prize.

In his t^Grials, he refu^Amsed to speak Even wh^Cen accused of ^Amblasphemy, ^Emthat’s not how he was ^Dusually. From the k^Ging’s ^D/F#court to the Gov^Emernors, The P^Am7harisee’s caused ^Cquite a stir, the ^Emcrowd’s wanted him ^A7dead and so they ^Dscreamed. Then ^Emafter whipped thir^Dty-nine times, the ^Emcrowd cried, “Death for ^Dhis crimes.” So, P^Cilate ^Gwashed his ^A7hands, Condemned ^CJesus a ^D7guilty man. The man ^Gwho’d wa^D/F#lked t^Emhrough Galilee, trudged ^Amalong to ^CCalvary They ^Gnailed him up ^D/F#right ^Emon a tree and k^Cilled, the ^D7Father’s pri^Gde.^C St^Gill we’re askin’…

^GWhy, ^Cwhy, did God s^Gend this Christ ^Dguy? He’s our ^Gsavior, who faced ^Cdanger and ev^Gen for us ^Ddied. Spent three ^Gdays i^Cn the tomb, but on the ^Gthird day di^Dd rise Singin’ ^EmI am now the ultimate prize. ^A7I am ^Emnow the ultimate ^D7prize.

^GHope seemed lost, a wicked ^Amdouble-cross ^CEnded at the foot ^Amof Jesus’ cross,^Em three hours and then our ^DLord was gone. They laid h^Gim ^D/F#in a g^Emuarded tomb, So the body could not ^Cbe exhumed, ^Emby disciples li-ike Peter, ^A7James or^D John. When the ^Emsun came up on the ^Dthird day’s morn, the^Em women came to ^Dhim, forlorn. ^CBut the ^Gstone was rolled a^A7way. Jes^Cus is alive to^D7day! To the g^Gates of^D/F# Hell, he’d ^Emgone you see, to ^Amfree us from cap^Ctivity, Beat ^Gdeath and^D/F# beat de^Empravity, He ^CLives! The ^D7Father’s ^GPride^C. W^Ge’re now rejoicin’…

^GThis is ^Cwhy, God s^Gent this Christ ^Dguy! He’s our ^Gsavior, who faced ^Cdanger and ev^Gen for us ^Ddied. Spent three ^Gdays i^Cn the tomb, but on the ^Gthird day di^Dd rise Singin’ ^EmI am now the ultimate prize. ^A7I am ^Emnow the ultimate ^D7prize.

Yes, ^GJesus ^D/F#came to ^Emsave us all. This was ^AmHis et^Cernal call. And ^EmHe is calling ^Dus today. He ^Gcalls us^D/F# to spread ^Emthe news. To tell ^Ampeople that the ^Cgospel’s true. And that^Em he is ^Cthe life, the truth, the ^Dway. Christ ^Emsends us all the ^AmSpirit too, so ^Emthat his power can ^Amwork in you. God ^Cbuilds the ^Gkingdom ^Amthrough us. ^CThe Spirit shall ^Drenew us. Christ’s ^Gbeen with ^D/F#us, he has not ^Emlied, the^Am7 work he ^Cdid will be our ^D7guide. ^GYes, our God’s ^D/F#love is ^Emdeep and wide. Praise ^Am7to, the ^D7Father^G’s Pride.

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And we’ll be singin’ [Chorus]

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This is why, God sent this Christ guy!

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He’s our savior, who faced danger and even for us died.

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Spent three days in the tomb, but on the third day did rise

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Singin’ I am now the ultimate prize. I am now the ultimate prize.

^GThis is ^Cwhy, God s^Gent this Christ ^Dguy! He’s our ^Gsavior, who faced ^Cdanger and ev^Gen for us ^Ddied. Spent three ^Gdays i^Cn the tomb, but on the ^Gthird day di^Dd rise Singin’ ^CI am now the ^D7ultimate ^Gprize.^{C G}