Chords for I Pledge Allegiance To The Lamb - Ray Boltz

_ I pledge allegiance to the lamb is [Abm] a song that
that [Dbm] talks about
being sold out to [E] Christ and what it means and it looks back at the time when
When [B] Christians were persecuted when they were [Gb] martyred for their faith the place that we're standing in right at this moment is the [Dbm] Colosseum in Rome Italy
One one Emperor said that he had to give [Db] the people bread and he had to give the people
Spectacles and that would keep them happy and of course [Dbm] at that time it was a [Db] criminal offense to be a Christian
it was against the law to be a [Ab] Christian and
_ [Abm] History teaches us or [Ab] at least tradition teaches us that in this place Christians were actually thrown to the lions
there were many many people that were martyred for their [Gb] faith and
You know in that our cultures are the same [Ab] are similar that we both both cultures want spectacular [D] things to happen
It makes me stop and think what would happen in our [Ab] culture
If suddenly [Eb] Christianity was outlawed could it happen again could could in [B] America Christians [Eb] be
Be martyred, [Ab] you know, I don't know the answer to that question
it does happen around the world and we all need to look inside of our hearts and
Ask ourselves what would happen if Christianity was outlawed?
What would happen if we had to make the decision and when I wrote the song?
That's the question.
I asked myself Ray
What would happen if if you had to make that decision today?
And I hope I hope by the grace of God my answer would be I pledge allegiance to the lamb
With all my strength with all I am and I will seek to honor his commands.
I pledge allegiance to the land
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_ _ [Gb] Hell even from the beginning
[B] men hated Jesus
Even though he did [G] nothing but love him and teach him and heal them.
[G] They nailed him to a cross
They thought they had [Fm] killed him, but they only [B] set him free to live in the hearts of [Am] people like you and me who believe in him
[F] _ Then came the Apostles and most [Fm] of them were killed for telling other people about Jesus
But by [C] that time it was too late.
There were hundreds of people who believed in Jesus
[F] _ so they tortured [C] on them and killed them and they even left their bodies to rot as an example to other people, but
The church kept right [G] on growing
[C] Watered by the blood of these precious saints
What dad did they want to die?
No
_ They didn't want to die I mean
[D] _ Many of them had children just like you that they had to leave behind but they were forced to make a choice
they could choose to live this one life here on earth and
Reject Jesus and be damned
[Dm] Or they could choose to believe [G] in the words of Jesus [C] and live forever _
_ _ Here [Ab] maybe this will help you understand _ _
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[Fm] We brought before
[Cm] _ _ [Bbm] Tyrants
[Eb] They [Ab] were told that he
[Db] Would spare their [Ab] lives
if they would
renounce [Db] the name [Ab] of Christ
[Db] _ [Bbm] They _ [Eb] chose to [Ab] die _
[Fm] son [Db] of God
[Eb] would not deny
[Ab] like a great angel
[Db] Why
_ [Ab] I
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_ _ _ _ [Db] Can almost hear
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[Ab] _ _ You
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_ [Ab] Now the years have come [Db] and the years
[Ab] And [Fm] the cause of [Cm] Jesus
_ [Bbm] Still [Eb] goes on
[Ab] Now our time has come
[Db] the cow [Ab] calls
To reject this world
[Db] to embrace [Ab] The cross
[Db] _ _ [Bbm] For [Eb] _ _
[Ab] _ [Fm] the one
[Db] Give [Eb] us [Ab] life
to the
trumpet sound
[Db] on the
final [Ab] day
Let us proudly [Fm] stand
[Db] and _
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[Ab] _ With all [Fm] my strength
[Db] With all [Eb] I [Ab] will seek To honor _
this one man I pledge
allegiance [Eb] to [Ab] the last
[Fm] who _ [Db] _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Ab] _ _ took [Db] my place
[Eb] who wore [Ab] my shame
I will seek to honor
[Db] _ His [Ab] comments I [Ab] pledge allegiance [Db] to
[Eb] _ _ [Ab] _ The Lord _
_ You've got to remember that
It wasn't always [C] this way.
I mean
My dad could even [D] pray in school
_ _ [F] of course, they took [C] that away from him and
Then it became incorrect
for [E] us to believe in the Bible and _
After that, they [F] just stripped our right to worship away from us and [D] we we quietly stood by
_ _ [C] But son, I hope that you're never put in a position
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[F] That you have to choose between your faith [Gb] and your life
[C] But if you are I [G] know which choice you're gonna make
[Eb] _ _ Because I know that Jesus lives inside of you in _ the meantime _
[Ab] _ Just pray like I taught you how to
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Take care of your mom
And _ _ [Ab] remember [Eb] that God [Ab] is the father of the fathers
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[F] See
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