jehoshaphat Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Verse 1]
[Dm]Now,[D] Je[Dm]
[D]hoshaphat's
king in Jerusalem
A [G]long long time [D]ago
When the children o' Judah
All worshipped the Lord,
From the [A]high on down to the low

[Verse 2]
And [D]Judah was a wealthy
kingdom
[G]Everybody's children
[D]were fed
Cuz Jehoshaphat studied
the word [Dm]of the Lord
And [A]did everything [D]He said

[Verse 3]
But [Eb]out of the east came an army one day
[Ab]After Jehoshaphat's [Eb]gold
They were marchin' right
straight to Jerusalem
And Je[Bb]hoshaphat soon was told

[Verse 4]
So [Eb]he called all the people together
And [Ab]everybody fasted [Eb]and prayed
The Lord God answered
the people and said
There's no [Bb]need- - for
you to [Eb]be afraid

[Verse 5]
Cause the [E]battle is Mine tomorrow
It's not [A]yours and it's not
[E]the king's
And all you gotta do is just stand and watch
To [B]see the Salvation I bring

[Verse 6]
Just be[E]lieve that what I've told ya
Is ex[A]actly what I'm gonna [E]do
And go out tomorrow against them now
Cause the [B]Lord's gonna fight [E]for you
Great jumpin' Jehoshaphat!
[F]Well, the

[Verse 7]
army rose
early next mornin'
They [Bb]marched on out
[F]with the king
Jehoshaphat chose some singers
And [C]told those singers
to sing

[Verse 8]
[F]And they praised the beauty
of holiness
Instead of [Bb]shoutin' out a battle [F]cry
And all the way down to the
enemy's camp
[C]They sang to the Lord on high
[F]And they were singin...

[Verse 9]
[F]Praise ye the Lord
His [Bb]mercy endures [F]forever and ever
Praise ye the Lord
His [G]mercy endures [C]forever and ever

[Verse 10]
[F]Praise ye the Lord
His [Bb]mercy endures [F]forever and ever
Praise ye the Lord our God
His [Eb]mercy, will never en[F]d

[Verse 11]
Well, the [F#]Lord God set up an ambush
Got the [B]enemy all turned [F#]around
Got into killin' each other ya know
Till they [C#]all lay dead on the ground

[Verse 12]
And the [F#]riches and the jewels
they left behind
Took 'em [B]three whole days [F#]to haul
The children o' Judah all
praised the Lord
Cause [C#]He saved them one and all
[F#]They were singin...

[Verse 13]
[F#]Praise ye the Lord
His [B]mercy endures [F#]forever and ever
Praise ye the Lord
His [Ab]mercy endures [C#]forever and ever

[Verse 14]
[F#]Praise ye the Lord
His [B]mercy endures forever and [F#]ever
Praise ye the Lord our God
His [E]mercy, will never [F#]en d

[Verse 15]
If the [G]parallel ain't real obvious now
[C]I'll spell it right out [G]for you
When you see trouble comin'
to rip you off
Here's [D]all that you need to do

[Verse 16]
Just [G]pray to your Heavenly Father
And believe [C]that His word [G]is true
And step out and shout the
Salvation of God
Cause He'll [D]win that battle [G]for you

[Verse 17]
[G]Praise ye the Lord
His [C]mercy endures [G]forever and ever
Praise ye the Lord
His [A]mercy endures [D]forever and ever

[Verse 18]
[G]Praise ye the Lord
His [C]mercy endures [G]forever and ever
Praise ye the Lord our God
His [F]mercy, [D]will never end

[Verse 19]
[G]Praise ye the Lord
His [C]mercy endures [G]forever and ever
Praise ye the Lord
His [A]mercy endures [D]forever and ever

[Verse 20]
[G]Praise ye the Lord
His [C]mercy endures [G]forever and ever
Praise ye the Lord our God
His [F]mercy, [Dm]will neve[D]r end

[Verse 21]
[G]Praise ye the Lord
His [C]mercy endures [G]forever and ever
Praise ye the Lord
His mercy endures forever- - - -