Chords for I Pledge Allegiance to the Lamb - Ray Boltz

Dad, [C] has it always been this way?
Hell, even from the beginning, [Ab] men hated Jesus.
[C] Even though He did nothing but [A] love them and teach them and heal [Gm] them,
they nailed Him to a cross.
[C] They thought they had killed Him, but they only set Him free
to live in the [Am] hearts of people like you and me who believe in Him.
[F] _ Then came the apostles, and [Fm] most of them were killed for telling other people about Jesus.
[C] But by that time, it was too late.
There were hundreds of people who believed in [F] Jesus.
So they [C] tortured them and killed them, and they even left their bodies to rot
as an example to other people.
But [G] the church kept right on growing, [C] watered by the blood of these precious saints.
But Dad, did they want to die?
No, they didn't want to die.
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 [Bb] damned,
or they could choose to believe in the [C] words of Jesus and live forever.
I think [Dm] I [C] understand.
[F] [G] Here, [Ab] maybe this will help you understand. _
I have heard how Christians [Db] long [Ab] ago
[Fm] were brought [Cm] before [Bbm] a [Eb] tyrant's throne,
and [Ab] they were told that he [Db] could spare their [Ab] lives
if they would renounce [Db] the [Ab] name of Christ.
[Db] But while [Bbm] _ [Eb] they chose to [Ab] die for [Fm] the Son [Db] of God,
[Eb] they would not [Ab] [Db] deny [Ab] the great [Eb] angelic [Db] choir [Ab] sings.
I can almost [Fm] hear [Db] their [Eb] [Ab] voices ring.
I pledge allegiance [Db] to [Ab] the Lamb
with all [Fm] my strength, [Db] with all [Eb] I have.
I [Ab] will seek to honor [Db] His [Ab] commandments.
[Db]
[Ab] I pledge allegiance [Db] to [Eb] _ [Db]
[Ab] the Lamb.
_ [Bbm] _ [Ab] _ [Db] _ _
_ [Ab] Now the years have come, [Db] and the [Ab] years have gone,
[Fm] but the cause of [Cm] Jesus [Bbm] still goes [Eb] on.
And [Ab] now our time has come [Db] to count the [Ab] call,
to reject this world, [Db] to embrace [Ab] the cross,
[Db] and one [Bbm] by one [Eb] let us live our [Ab] lives
[Fm] for the one who [Db] died to [Eb] give us [Ab] life.
[Db] As [Ab] the trumpet sounds [Db] on the final [Ab] day,
let us proudly stand [Db] and [Eb]
[Ab] boldly say,
[Db] I [Ab] pledge allegiance [Db] to [Ab] the Lamb
with all [Fm] my strength, [Db] with all [Eb] I have.
I [Ab] will seek to [Eb] honor [Db] His [Ab] commandments.
I pledge allegiance [Db] to [Eb]
[Ab] the Lamb.
[Eb] _ [Fm] _ _ [Db] _ [Eb] You owe my [Ab] faith.
[Eb] [Fm] He took my [Db] place.
[Eb] You owe my [Ab] shame.
_ _ I will seek to honor [Db] His [Ab] commandments.
_ _ I pledge allegiance [Db] to [Eb] _ [Ab] the _ _ Lamb.
You've got to remember that it [D] wasn't always this [C] way.
I mean, my dad could even pray in school.
_ [Am] _ Of course, they took that away [C] from him,
and then it became incorrect [F] for us to [E] believe in the Bible.
And _ after that, they just [F] stripped our right to worship away from [D] us,
and we quietly stood by. _
_ [C] But son, I hope that [E] you're never put in a position
[F] that you have to choose between your faith [Gb] and your life.
_ [C] But if you are, [G] I know which choice you're going [E] to make
because [Eb] I know that Jesus lives inside of you.
_ In the meantime, [Ab] _ _
just pray like I taught you how to
and _ [Dbm] take care of your mom.
And _ _ [Ab] remember [Eb] that [Ab] God is the Father of the [G] fathers.
[F] _ _
[Bb] I pledge _ [Eb] allegiance to [Bb] the Lamb.
With all my [Gm] strength, [Eb] with [F] all I [Bb] have.
I will seek to [F] honor [Eb] His [Bb] commandments.
[Cm] I [Bb] pledge _ _ [Cm] _ [F] _ [Bb] _
_ _ _ allegiance [Eb] to [Bb] the Lamb.
With all [Gm] my strength, [Eb] with all [F] I [Cm] have.
[Bb] I will seek to honor [Eb] _ [Bb] His commandments.
[Bb] I pledge allegiance [F] to [Bb] _
[Cm] _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] the [Bb] Lamb.
_ _ _ [Gm] _ _ [Eb] _ _
[F] I [Bb] will seek to honor [Eb] _
[Bb] His commandments.
[Bb] I pledge allegiance [Cm] to [F] _ _ [Eb] the Lamb.
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _