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[Verse 1]
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(Oh, lord)
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Gimme that God Almighty
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That good ol' Bible
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That old school doctrine
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(Oh, Lord)
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Gimme that truth for the body
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Ain't nothing new about it
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But it's still full of power (oh, Lord)

[Chorus]
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Now church clap, let me hear the church clap (church clap) (oh, Lord)
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Church clap, let me hear the church clap (church clap) (oh, Lord)
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Church clap, let me hear the church clap (church clap) (oh, Lord)
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Church clap, let me hear the church clap (oh, Lord)

[Verse 2]
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Gimme dat, church mother and they church hat, clap (come on)
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Man that Shug Avery Color Purple comin' back, clap, uh (you gotta say)
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When that whole week beat you up and stress ya (uh)
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But you hear that organ playin', it remind ya of ya blessings (yeah, come oh)

[Chorus 2]
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And on another note, she just hit another note
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Chills down my spine, got me cryin', make me over Lord
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You don't know about us though, old school church hymns (ayy)
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Deacons get to hummin' now the drummer finna burst in (ayy)

[Verse 3]
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Lord, Lord, Lord
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can you hear me now?
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Church clothes sweaty, you don't care you just get it now (come on)
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Testify, how we made Martyrs outta these Fathers (yeah)
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And rose up all of his daughters to glorify Him with honor

[Chorus 3]
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Man I swear I saw Mrs. Jones with her hear did
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Now it's flyin' everywhere, she don't care what her hair did (yeah)
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She an heir, yeah
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Caught up in the air, yeah
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Probably why she clappin' like Jesus just hear her prayer, yeah (come on)

[Verse 1]
Ebm
(Oh, lord)
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Gimme that God Almighty
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That good ol' Bible
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That old school doctrine
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(Oh, Lord)
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Gimme that truth for the body
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Ain't nothing new about it
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But it's still full of power (oh, Lord)
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Yah-yah-yah (oh, Lord)

[Chorus 1]
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Now church clap, let me hear the church clap (church clap) (oh, Lord)
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Church clap, let me hear the church clap (church clap) (oh, Lord)
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Church clap, let me hear the church clap (church clap) (oh, Lord)
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Church clap, let me hear the church clap (oh, Lord)

[Verse 4]
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I wanna be the type of dude to get the Lord on his feet
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I wanna do the type of shows that the Lord wanna see
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And what I mean (what you mean?) If I could make the whole church clap
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But ain't a clap in the heavens then that clap just a clap, clap (clap)

[Chorus 4]
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(Oh, Lord) for the Son glorified (uh), sin mortified (uh)
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The Holy Spirit's going Word of Truth been watered down (uh)
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It sound doctrine, get Spurgen and Calbin out
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Nothing wrong with singing loud but that ain't where the power's at

[Verse 5]
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For too long the church churches been clappin' at weak sermons (yes)
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Leavin' the weak hurt, no one's changed by Sunday's service (all my life)
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We need discernment, check what you be affirmin'
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'Cause a church can be full of members but empty in conversions (my Lord, ha-ha)

[Chorus 5]
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Preach the gospel (gospel) and stand back (stand back)
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Look for changed lives (uh) not for hand claps (ye-ye-ye)
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Love people well, oh, they can't stand that
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The church just a church when the word is where we stand at

[Verse 1]
Ebm
(Oh, lord)
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Gimme that God Almighty
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That good ol' Bible
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That old school doctrine
Ebm
(Oh, Lord)
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Gimme that truth for the body
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Ain't nothing new about it
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But it's still full of power (oh, Lord)
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Yah-yah-yah (oh, Lord)

[Chorus 1]
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Now church clap, let me hear the church clap (church clap) (oh, Lord)
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Church clap, let me hear the church clap (church clap) (oh, Lord)
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Church clap, let me hear the church clap (church clap) (oh, Lord)
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Church clap, let me hear the church clap (oh, Lord)

[Outro]
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Come on