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Now, Jehoshaphat's king in Jerusalem
A E
A long long time ago
When the children o' Judah
E
All worshipped the Lord
B
From the high on down to the low
E
And Judah was a wealthy kingdom
A E
Everybody's children were fed
Cuz Jehoshaphat studied the word of the Lord
B E
And did everything He said
[Verse 2]
F
But out of the east came an army one day
Bb F
After Jehoshaphat's gold
They were marchin' right straight to Jerusalem
C
And Jehoshaphat soon was told
F
So he called all the people together
Bb F
And everybody fasted and prayed
The Lord God answered the people and said
C F
There's no need--for you to be afraid
[Verse 3]
F#
Cause the battle is Mine tomorrow
B F#
It's not yours and it's not the king's
And all you gotta do is just stand and watch
C#
To see the Salvation I bring
F#
Just believe that what I've told ya
B F#
Is exactly what I'm gonna do
And go out tomorrow against them now
C# F#
Cause the Lord's gonna fight for you
Great jumpin' Jehoshaphat!
[Verse 4]
G
Well, the army rose early next mornin'
C G
They marched on out with the king
Jehoshaphat chose some singers
D
And told those singers to sing
G
And they praised the beauty of holiness
C G
Instead of shoutin' out a battle cry
And all the way down to the enemy's camp
D G
They sang to the Lord on high
And they were singin...
[Chorus]
G
Praise ye the Lord
C G
His mercy endures forever and ever
Praise ye the Lord
D
His mercy endures forever and ever
G
Praise ye the Lord
C G
His mercy endures forever and ever
Praise ye the Lord our God
F G
His mercy, will never end
[Verse 5]
G#
Well, the Lord God set up an ambush
C# G#
Got the enemy all turned around
Got into killin' each other ya know
D#
Till they all lay dead on the ground
G#
And the riches and the jewels they left behind
C# G#
Took 'em three whole days to haul
The children o' Judah all praised the Lord
D# G#
Cause He saved them one and all
They were singin...
[Chorus]
G#
Praise ye the Lord
C# G#
His mercy endures forever and ever
Praise ye the Lord
D#
His mercy endures forever and ever
G#
Praise ye the Lord
C# G#
His mercy endures forever and ever
Praise ye the Lord our God
F# G#
His mercy, will never end
[Verse 6]
A
If the parallel ain't real obvious now
D A
I'll spell it right out for you
When you see trouble comin' to rip you off
E
Here's all that you need to do
A
Just pray to your Heavenly Father
D A
And believe that His word is true
And step out and shout the Salvation of God
E A
Cause He'll win that battle for you
[Chorus]
A
Praise ye the Lord
D A
His mercy endures forever and ever
Praise ye the Lord
E
His mercy endures forever and ever
A
Praise ye the Lord
D A
His mercy endures forever and ever
Praise ye the Lord our God
G A
His mercy, will never end
A
Praise ye the Lord
D A
His mercy endures forever and ever
Praise ye the Lord
E
His mercy endures forever and ever
A
Praise ye the Lord
D A
His mercy endures forever and ever
Praise ye the Lord our God
G A
His mercy, will never end
A
Praise ye the Lord
D A
His mercy endures forever and ever
Praise ye the Lord
E
His mercy endures forever----
