E
Now, Jehoshaphat's king in Jerusalem
  A              E
A long long time ago

When the children o' Judah
E
All worshipped the Lord
         B
From the high on down to the low

    E
And Judah was a wealthy kingdom
A                         E
Everybody's children were fed

Cuz Jehoshaphat studied the word of the Lord
    B                 E
And did everything He said


[Verse 2]
    F
But out of the east came an army one day
Bb                  F
After Jehoshaphat's gold

They were marchin' right straight to Jerusalem
    C
And Jehoshaphat soon was told

      F
So he called all the people together
    Bb                   F
And everybody fasted and prayed

The Lord God answered the people and said
        C                      F
There's no need--for you to be afraid


[Verse 3]
          F#
Cause the battle is Mine tomorrow
         B                      F#
It's not yours and it's not the king's

And all you gotta do is just stand and watch
   C#
To see the Salvation I bring

       F#
Just believe that what I've told ya
     B                    F#
Is exactly what I'm gonna do

And go out tomorrow against them now
          C#                     F#
Cause the Lord's gonna fight for you

Great jumpin' Jehoshaphat!


[Verse 4]
          G
Well, the army rose early next mornin'
     C                       G
They marched on out with the king

Jehoshaphat chose some singers
    D
And told those singers to sing

         G
And they praised the beauty of holiness
  C                              G
Instead of shoutin' out a battle cry

And all the way down to the enemy's camp
     D                   G
They sang to the Lord on high

And they were singin...


[Chorus]
G
Praise ye the Lord
    C                G
His mercy endures forever and ever

Praise ye the Lord
    D
His mercy endures forever and ever

G
Praise ye the Lord
    C                G
His mercy endures forever and ever

Praise ye the Lord our God
    F                 G
His mercy, will never end


[Verse 5]
          G#
Well, the Lord God set up an ambush
        C#               G#
Got the enemy all turned around

Got into killin' each other ya know
          D#
Till they all lay dead on the ground

        G#
And the riches and the jewels they left behind
         C#                  G#
Took 'em three whole days to haul

The children o' Judah all praised the Lord
         D#                 G#
Cause He saved them one and all

They were singin...


[Chorus]
G#
Praise ye the Lord
    C#               G#
His mercy endures forever and ever

Praise ye the Lord
    D#
His mercy endures forever and ever

G#
Praise ye the Lord
    C#               G#
His mercy endures forever and ever

Praise ye the Lord our God
    F#                G#
His mercy, will never end


[Verse 6]
       A
If the parallel ain't real obvious now
     D                      A
I'll spell it right out for you

When you see trouble comin' to rip you off
       E
Here's all that you need to do

     A
Just pray to your Heavenly Father
      D                      A
And believe that His word is true

And step out and shout the Salvation of God
            E                   A
Cause He'll win that battle for you


[Chorus]
A
Praise ye the Lord
    D                A
His mercy endures forever and ever

Praise ye the Lord
    E
His mercy endures forever and ever

A
Praise ye the Lord
    D                A
His mercy endures forever and ever

Praise ye the Lord our God
    G                 A
His mercy, will never end

A
Praise ye the Lord
    D                A
His mercy endures forever and ever

Praise ye the Lord
    E
His mercy endures forever and ever

A
Praise ye the Lord
    D                A
His mercy endures forever and ever

Praise ye the Lord our God
    G                 A
His mercy, will never end

A
Praise ye the Lord
    D                A
His mercy endures forever and ever

Praise ye the Lord
    E
His mercy endures forever----