Intro
| G / / D | C2 / / / | G / / D | C2 / / / |
Verse 1G. C2
Were creation suddenly articulate
G. C2
With a thousand tongues to lift one cry
G/B. C2
Then from north to south and east to west
G/D. D. G
We’d hear "Christ be magnified!"
Verse 2G. C2
Were the whole earth echoing His eminence
G. C2
His name would burst from sea and sky
G/B. C2
From rivers to the mountaintops
G/D. D. G
We’d hear "Christ be magnified!”
ChorusGGsus/A. C2
O Christ be magnified
Dsus. Em7
Let His praise arise
Dsus. C2
Christ be magnified in me
GGsus/A. C2
O Christ be magnified
Dsus. Em7
From the altar of my life
Dsus. C2
Christ be magnified in me
Turn
| G / / D | C2 / / / |
Verse 3G. C2
When every creature finds its inmost melody
G. C2
And every human heart its native cry
G/B. C2
Oh then in one enraptured hymn of praise
G/D. D. C2
We’ll sing "Christ be magnified!"
REPEAT ChorusInterlude
| C2 / / / | D(add4) / / / | Em7 / / / | G/B / / / |
BridgeC2
I won’t bow to idols
D
I’ll stand strong and worship You
Em7
If it puts me in the fire
G/B
I’ll rejoice ‘cause You’re there too
C2
I won’t be formed by feelings
D
I hold fast to what is true
Em7
If the cross brings transformation
G/B
Then I’ll be crucified with You
C2
'Cause death is just the doorway
D
Into resurrection life
Em7
If I join You in Your sufferings
G/B
Then I’ll join You when You rise
C2
And when You return in glory
D
With all the angels and the saints
Em7
My heart will still be singing
D
And my song will be the same
REPEAT Chorus
Final ChorusGGsus/A. C2
O Christ be magnified
Dsus. Em7
Let His praise arise
Dsus. C2.
Christ be magnified in me
G/DEm7
O Christ be magnified
G/B
From the altar of my life
Dsus. C2. G
Christ be magnified in me
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