What if the (D)ar mies (Dsus)of the (D)Lord
picked up and (D)dust ed (Dsus)off their (D)swords,
Then vowed to (G)set the (Csus2)cap tive (G)free
and not let (Bm7)Sa tan (G)have light one (D)more?
What if the (D)church, for (Gsus2)heav en’s (D)sake,
came fi n’lly (D)stepped up (Gsus2)to the (Bm7)plate,
What took a stand up (Gsus2)on God’s (D)prom ise stopped ask and (Gsus2)stormed hell’s rust y (D)gates?
What if His peo ple prayed,
and those who bear (Bm7)His (A)name would hum bly seek His face, yeah,
and turn from their (Bm7)own (A)ways?
And what would (D)hap pen (Dsus)if we (D)prayed
for those raised (D)up to (Dsus)lead the (D)way?
Then may be (G)kids in (Csus2)school could (G)pray
and un born (Bm7)chil dren (G)see light of (D)day.
What if the (D)life that (Gsus2)we pur (D)sue
came from a (D)hun ger (Gsus2)for the (Bm7)truth?
What if the fam ’ly (Gsus2)turned to (D)Je sus, stopped ask ing (Gsus2)O prah what to (D)do?
What if His peo ple prayed,
and those who bear (Bm7)His (A)name would hum bly seek His face, yeah,
and turn from their (Bm7)own (A)ways?
And what would (A)ways?
He said that He would hear.
His prom ise has (Bm7)been (A)made.
He’d an swer loud and clear, yeah,
if on ly we (Bm7)would (A)pray.
If My (D)peo ple called by My name,
if they’ll (D)hum ble them selves and pray...
If My (D)peo ple called by My name,
if they’ll (D)hum ble them selves and pray...
(D)pray...
What if His peo ple (Bm7)prayed, (If My (G)peo ple called by and those who bear (Bm7)His (A)name would hum bly seek His (Bm7)face, if they’ll (G)hum ble them selves and turn from their (Bm7)own (A)ways?
He said that He would (Bm7)hear.
(If My (G)peo ple called by My prom ise has (Bm7)been (A)made.
He’ll an swer loud and (Bm7)clear, yeah, they’ll (G)hum ble them selves and pray...) ly we (Bm7)would (A)pray.
What if His peo ple prayed?
(If (Bm7)My (G)peo ple called by My name,
if (Bm7)they’ll (G)hum ble them selves and pray...)
(If (Bm7)My (G)peo ple called by My name...)
This page shows “What If His People Prayed” by Casting Crowns in our color-coded kid songbook view — every note is colored by pitch (red C, orange D, yellow E, green F, blue G, purple A, pink B) and the lyrics sit directly under each note, so children can sing along while they play. The song is in the key of D at 120 BPM, a comfortable easy-level arrangement perfect for first-time learners.