"HANG ON TO YOUR CROWN"

Verse 1
Winds of adversity, they buffet you,
Hang on or let go, you don't know what to do.
Tempest and trials with storm clouds and rain;
Hang on with all you've got, in Jesus' name.

Chorus 1
Hang on to your crown.
Hang on to your crown.
Hang on to your crown.
Hold fast to what thou hast,
Hang on to your crown.

Verse 2
Heavy is the battle, seems to rage without end,
You wonder who's got it, as you fight to the end.
Great is the struggle as you pull to the light,
Help me, Jesus, not to give up the fight.

Chorus 2
Hang on to your crown.
[Hang on, hang on to your crown.]
Hang on to your crown.
[Lift up the hands that hang down.]

Hang on to your crown.
[Ooh, stand your ground.]
Hold fast to what thou hast,
Hang on to your crown.

Verse 3
Not by power nor by might do we stand,
But by His Spirit, upheld by His hand,
We'll overcome the Evil One and his plan
With the testimony of Jesus and the blood of the Lamb.

Chorus 3
Hang on to your crown.
[Hang on, hang on to your crown.]
Hang on to your crown.
[Lift up the hands that hang down.]
Lift up those hands that hang down.
[Ooh, stand your ground.]
Hold fast to what thou hast,
Hang on to your crown.

Ending
Hang on to your crown.
[Hang on, hang on to your crown.]
Won't you hang on?
[Lift up the hands that hang down.]
You gotta stand your ground.
[Ooh, stand yourground.]
Oh, hold fast to what thou hast,
Hang on to your crown.
[Hang on.] Oh, yeah!
[Hang on to your crown.]
[Lift up the hands that hang down.]
Lift up those hands that hang down.
[Ooh, stand your ground.]
Ooh, stand your ground.
[Hold fast to what thou hast,
Hang on to your crown.]
Hold fast to what thou hast,
Hang on to your crown.

 

"HANG ON TO YOUR CROWN" (with chords)

Intro:
(F)-(G)-(Am)-(F)-(G)-(C)[two times]

Verse 1
(C)Winds of adversity, they (F)buffet (C)you,
(Am)Hang on or (Em)let go, you (F)don't know what to do.
(C)Tempest and trials with (F)storm clouds and (C)rain;
(Am)Hang on with (Em)all you've got, (F)in Jes(G)us' (C)name.

Chorus 1
Hang on to your (F)crown. (C)
Hang on to your (F)crown. (Am)-(G)
Hang on to your (F)crown. (Am)-(G)
(C)Hold fast to (G)what thou hast,
Hang (F)on to (G)your (C)crown.
(F)-(G)-(Am)-(F)-(G)-(C)

Verse 2
(C)Heavy is the battle, seems to (F)rage without (C)end,
You (Am)wonder who's (Em)got it, as you (F)fight to the end.
(C)Great is the struggle as you (F)pull to the (C)light,
(Am)Help me, (Em)Jesus, not to (F)give up (G)the (C)fight.

Chorus 2
Hang on to your (F)crown.
[Hang on, hang (C)on to (F)your (C)crown.]
Hang on to your (F)crown.
[Lift up the (Am)hands that hang (G)down.]

Hang on to your (F)crown.
[Ooh, (Am)stand your (G)ground.]
(C)Hold fast (G)to what thou hast,
Hang (F)on to (G)your (C)crown.
(F)-(G)-(Am)-(F)-(G)-(C)

Verse 3
(C)Not by power nor by (F)might do we (C)stand,
(Am)But by His (Em)Spirit, up(F)held by His hand,
(C)We'll overcome the Evil (F)One and his (C)plan
With the (Am)testimony of (Em)Jesus and the (F)blood of (G)the (C)Lamb.

Chorus 3
Hang on to your (F)crown.
[Hang on, hang (C)on to (F)your (C)crown.]
Hang on to your (F)crown.
[Lift up the (Am)hands that hang (G)down.]
Lift up those (F)hands that hang down.
[Ooh, (Am)stand your (G)ground.]
(C)Hold fast to (G)what thou hast,
Hang (F)on to (G)your (C)crown.
(F)-(G)-(Am)-(G)-(A)-(D)

Ending
Hang on to your (G)crown.
[Hang on, hang (D)on to (G)your (D)crown.]
Won't you hang (G)on?
[Lift up the (Bm)hands that hang (A)down.]
You gotta stand your (G)ground.
[Ooh, (Bm)stand your(A)ground.]
Oh, (D)hold fast to (A)what thou hast,
Hang (G)on to (A)your (D)crown.
[(G)Hang on.] Oh, yeah!
[Hang (D)on to (G)your (D)crown.]
[(G)Lift up the (Bm)hands that hang (A)down.]
Lift up those (G)hands that hang down.
[Ooh, (Bm)stand your (A)ground.]
Ooh, stand your (D)ground.
[Hold fast to (A)what thou hast,
Hang (G)on to (A)your (D)crown.]
Hold fast to (A)what thou hast,
Hang (G)on to (A)your (D)crown.