IN THE BEGINNING WAS THE WORD
Elton Smith and Larry Holder
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In The Beginning Was The Word
Copyright © 1999 Elton Smith and Larry Holder
http://songsofpraise.org/song.php?songid=328
CCLI Number: 2773911
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(INTRODUCTION)
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(VERSE 1)
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In the beginning was the
Word
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And the
Word
was with
God.
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In the beginning was the
Word
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Now He
dwells with
in my
heart.
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(Chorus 1)
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And the
Word came
down as
flesh.
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Taking
form in
lowly
birth.
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He's the
very
Son of
God
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Who cre
ated
heav'n and
earth.
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(VERSE 2)
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In the beginning was the
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And the
Word Him
self was
God.
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In the beginning was the
Word
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Now He
dwells with
in my
heart.
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(Chorus 2)
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And
in the
Word is
Life
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Which be
came the
Light of
men
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That the
world can't
over
come;
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In His
life, we
live a
gain!
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(Bridge)
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To all who will receive the
Word,
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To those believing in His
Name,
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He em
powers to be
sons of
God
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(Repeat Chorus 1)
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And the
Word came
down as
flesh.
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B7/D#
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E7
Taking
form in
lowly
birth.
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C#/G#
F#m
A7/E
He's the
very
Son of
God
Bm
E
A
Who cre
ated
heav'n and
earth.
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(Repeat Chorus 2)
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A7/E
And
in the
Word is
Life
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B7/D#
E
E7
Which be
came the
Light of
men
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C#/G#
F#m
A7/E
That the
world can't
over
come;
Bm
E
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In His
life, we
live a
gain!
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(Ending)
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In the beginning was the
Word,
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Now He dwells within my
heart.