The Word Is Alive

The word is alive – Casting Crowns

Intro G#m B | F# | G#m B | F# | G#m B | F#

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 Looking out from His throne, the Father of light and of men
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 Chose to make Himself known and show us the way back to Him
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 Speaking wisdom and truth into the hearts of peasants and kings
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 He began to unveil the Word that would change the course of all things
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With eyes wide open, all would see

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The Word is alive
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And it cuts like a sword through the darkness
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With a message of life to the hopeless and afraid
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Breathing life into all who believe
              G#m
The Word is alive
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And the world and its glories will fade
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But His truth, it will not pass away
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It remains yesterday and forever the same
              G#m   | G#m | F#
The Word is alive

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 Simple strokes on a page, eternity's secrets revealed
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carried on from age to age, speaks Truth to us even still
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 And as the rain falls from Heaven, feeds the earth before it returns
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Oh Lord, let Your Word fall on us and bring forth the fruit You deserve
      E               F#
With eyes wide open, let us see

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Ref, then:    The Word is alive

           F#               E    | F# | G#m | B | 3x, then Intro
Ref, then:    The Word is alive