1
The Church the lampstand is to Christ,
Christ is the lamp with God as light;
The light divine from Christ doth shine,
The Church upholds its glory bright.
GThe
Church the lampstand
D
is
to
G
Christ,
Christ
C
is
the lamp with
D
God
as light;The
G
light
divine from
D
Christ
doth
G
shine,
The
C
Church
upholds its
G
bright.
2
The light which shines within the lamp
Is God as life, unique, divine;
The stand must therefore be of gold
To match the glory which doth shine.
The light which shines within the lamp
Is God as life, unique, divine;
The stand must therefore be of gold
To match the glory which doth shine.
GThe
light which shines
D
within
the
G
lamp
Is
C
God
as life,
D
unique,
divine;The
G
stand
must therefore
D
be
of
G
gold
To
C
match
the glory
D
which
D7
doth
G
shine.
3
Amid the darkness of this age
The light of life divine doth beam
In many centers of mankind
Where Jesus’ testimony’s seen.
Amid the darkness of this age
The light of life divine doth beam
In many centers of mankind
Where Jesus' testimony's seen.
GAmid
the darkness
D
of
this
G
age
The
C
light
of life
D
divine
doth beamIn
G
many
centers
D
of
G
mankind
Where
C
Jesus'
D D7
testimony's
G
seen.
4
To be this testimony pure
“First love” to Christ the Church must keep;
Then from the “tree of life” she may
The overcomer’s portion reap.
To be this testimony pure
"First love" to Christ the Church must keep;
Then from the "tree of life" she may
The overcomer's portion reap.
GTo
be this
D
testimony
G
pure
"First
C
love"
to Christ the
D
Church
must keep;Then
G
from
the "tree of
D
life"
she
G
may
The
C
overcomer's
D D7
portion
G
reap.
5
She must the persecution bear
That she the “crown of life” may gain;
Adult’ry spiritual o’ercome,
The “hidden manna” to obtain.
She must the persecution bear
That she the "crown of life" may gain;
Adult'ry spiritual o'ercome,
The "hidden manna" to obtain.
GShe
must the
D
persecution
G
bear
That
C
she
the "crown of
D
life"
may gain;
GAdult'ry
D
spiritual
G
o'ercome,
The
C
"hidden
manna"
D
to
D7 G
obtain.
6
The deeds of “Jezebel” desert,
That she may rule the earth with might;
Defiling deadness overcome
To be arrayed in “garments white.”
The deeds of "Jezebel" desert,
That she may rule the earth with might;
Defiling deadness overcome
To be arrayed in "garments white."
GThe
deeds of
D
"Jezebel"
G
desert,
That
C
she
may rule the
D
earth
with might;
GDefiling
deadness
D G
overcome
To
C
be
arrayed in
D D7
"garments
G
white."
7
Like “Philadelphia” she must be
To keep Christ’s word, confess His Name;
All “lukewarm” pride she must o’ercome
To feast with Him who overcame.
Like "Philadelphia" she must be
To keep Christ's word, confess His Name;
All "lukewarm" pride she must o'ercome
To feast with Him who overcame.
GLike
"Philadelphia"
D
she
must
G
be
To
C
keep
Christ's word,
D
confess
His Name;All
G
"lukewarm"
pride
D
she
must
G
o'ercome
To
C
feast
with Him who
D D7 G
overcame.
8
Thus will the Church be purified
To be the lampstand of pure gold,
To match the testimony pure,
The life of Jesus fit to hold.
Thus will the Church be purified
To be the lampstand of pure gold,
To match the testimony pure,
The life of Jesus fit to hold.
GThus
will the Church be
D G
purified
To
C
be
the lampstand
D
of
pure gold,To
G
match
the
D
testimony
G
pure,
The
C
life
of Jesus
D
fit
D7
to
G
hold.
9
The local churches here on earth
The lampstands in this age should be;
The glorious new Jerusalem
The lampstand in eternity.
The local churches here on earth
The lampstands in this age should be;
The glorious new Jerusalem
The lampstand in eternity.
GThe
local churches
D
here
on
G
earth
The
C
lampstands
in this
D
age
should be;The
G
glorious
new
D G
Jerusalem
The
C
lampstand
in
D D7 G
eternity.
10
That city as pure gold will be,
The final lampstand consummate;
Christ as the lamp she e’er will hold
And God’s full light will radiate.
That city as pure gold will be,
The final lampstand consummate;
Christ as the lamp she e'er will hold
And God's full light will radiate.
GThat
city as pure
D
gold
will
G
be,
The
C
final
lampstand
D
consummate;
Christ
G
as
the lamp she
D
e'er
will
G
hold
And
C
God's
full light will
D D7
radiate.
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