My Coptic Church chords

[CHORUS]
My [Am] xxxx Coptic church the [Em] xxxx church of the [Am] xxxx   Lord
An[Am]cientx and strong I [Em] wishx her long [Am] lifex
In [Dm] thex early [Am] yearsx af[Em]terx the birth of [Am] Christ,x
St [Dm] Markx came bear[Am]ingx light [Em] ofxx the true [Am] faithx
He [C] dweltx in the [G] landx proclaiming salv[Em]ationx
In the [Am] namex of our Redeemer Christ [Em] whox remove our [Am] sinsx

[VERSE 1]
The [Am] Coptsx then believed in [Em] thex Lord Je[Am]susx
And [Am] joyx filled all the ci[Em]tiesx of Eg[Am]yptx
In a [Dm] veryx very short [C] timex they [Em] abolishedx all [Am] idols,x
The [Dm] crossx was exal[C]tedx the [Em] signx of the [Am] faithx
Sa [C] tanx quickly [G] rosex to [C] warx the sons of [Em] Godx
He [Am] stirredx the rulers emp[Em]erorsx and ar[Am]miesx

[VERSE 2]
He [Am] thenx declared war on the [Em] sonsx of the [Am] faithx
De [Am] nyxx your Christ or be [Em] thrownx in the fi[Am]rexx
O[Dm]urxx honoured fa[Am]thersx el[Em]dersx and young[Am]sters.x
Were [Dm] notx moved by [Am] painx
di [Em] stressedx nor dishon[Am]oredx
But [C] saidx courageou[G]slyx for[C]wardx no turning [Em] backx
We [Am] don'tx fear fire our [Em] Lordx is Jesus [Am] Christx

[VERSE 3]
They were [Am] beatenx and imprisoned they [Em] livedx in oppres[Am]sionx
They were [Am] burntx and killed and [Em] tastedx every [Am] painx
By the [Dm] powerx of their [C] faithx they [Em] overx came their [Am] painx
They [Dm] keptx believing [C] inx the [Em] Kingx of [Am] Peacex
With [C] bloodx and suffer[G]ingx they [C] boughtx the [Em] faithx
And [Am] preservedx it for us in the [Em] namex of our sav[Am]iourx

[VERSE 4]
Let [Am] usxx all rise from [Em] ourx lazi[Am]nessx
With [Am] diligencex seeking the [Em] heavenlyx re[Am]wardx
The [Dm] churchx of our fa[Am]thersx you [Em] arex our [Am] pridex
To [Dm] herx success let us [Em] allx join tog[Am]etherx
My [C] Copticx [G] churchx her [C] faithx is orth[Em]odoxx
For [Am] everx strong E[Em]gyptx is for [Am] Christ.x