The Christ Hymn
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"Let your attitude to life be that of Christ Jesus himself:"
1.
C
F
C
Tho' he was in the form of God,
C
Am G
he did not count equality
C
Am
F
with God a thing that he should grasp,
C
Dm
G
instead he gave up all he was
F ... G ... C
and became a
slave.
2.
C
F
C
In human likeness he was born,
C
Am G
this man put on humility,
C
Am
F
o-be-di-ent-ly Jesus trod
C
Dm
G
the path that led him to his death,
F ... G ... C
death
up-on a cross.
3.
C
F
C
Therefore God lifted him up high
C
Am
G
and gave a name above all names,
C
Am
F
that at this name all knees should bow,
C Dm
and ev'ry tongue confess that
G F ... G ... C
Je-sus Christ is Lord.
".....to the glory of God, the Father."
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Words & Tune: Pete Haynes,
©1987
based upon Philippians 2:6-11
(see also
"Pressing On,"
based upon Philippians
3:8-16;
and "Rejoice in the Lord," based
upon Philippians
4:4-7)
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