Biography:
Formed in 1983 in La Mirada, California by brothers Michael and Robert Sweet and guitarist Oz Fox as Roxx Regime, they would change their message and name to Stryper to go on to be the first Christian rock band to be recognized by the mainstream.
According to the To Hell With The Devil Songfacts, Stryper took their name from a Bible verse Isaiah 53: 5, which says "….by His stripes we are healed." Stryper they explained was an acronym meaning "Salvation Through Redemption Yielding Peace, Encouragement and Righteousness."
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"Believe"
Recorded by Stryper
Written by Michael Sweet
From Can't Stop the Rock (1991)
Transcribed by Ted Corby (2004)
Verse 1
A Bm
Look what we can do when we get together
D A
And give support to those on the lines
A Bm
It's our sons and daughters, our sisters and brothers
D A
Let's show them we cared if they lived or died
Chorus
F#m C#m D A
In this land of freedom there's riots in the streets
D A G-F#m-E
All in the name of peace
F#m C#m D A
If we stand in unity, we'll win with dignity
Bm E
Our strength has said it all
D A
Pray and believe
Solo
A-Bm-D-A-F#m-C#m-D-A-Bm-F#m-E
Verse 3
A B#m
The wars through the ages have taken so many lives
D Dm7 A
I think of their faces and the fear in their eyes
A Bm
With hearts made of courage and souls filled with fire
D A
Those who fight for their people let's lift their names higher
Chorus
F#m C#m D A
In this land of freedom there's riots in the streets
D A G-F#m-E
All in the name of peace
F#m C#m D A
If we stand in unity, we'll win with dignity
Bm E
Our strength has said it all
D F#m Bm
Pray and believe
Bm E D F#m Bm
Our strength has said it all, Pray and believe
Bm E D A
Our strength has said it all, Pray and believe
Recorded by Stryper
Written by Michael Sweet
From Can't Stop the Rock (1991)
Transcribed by Ted Corby (2004)
Verse 1
A Bm
Look what we can do when we get together
D A
And give support to those on the lines
A Bm
It's our sons and daughters, our sisters and brothers
D A
Let's show them we cared if they lived or died
Chorus
F#m C#m D A
In this land of freedom there's riots in the streets
D A G-F#m-E
All in the name of peace
F#m C#m D A
If we stand in unity, we'll win with dignity
Bm E
Our strength has said it all
D A
Pray and believe
Solo
A-Bm-D-A-F#m-C#m-D-A-Bm-F#m-E
Verse 3
A B#m
The wars through the ages have taken so many lives
D Dm7 A
I think of their faces and the fear in their eyes
A Bm
With hearts made of courage and souls filled with fire
D A
Those who fight for their people let's lift their names higher
Chorus
F#m C#m D A
In this land of freedom there's riots in the streets
D A G-F#m-E
All in the name of peace
F#m C#m D A
If we stand in unity, we'll win with dignity
Bm E
Our strength has said it all
D F#m Bm
Pray and believe
Bm E D F#m Bm
Our strength has said it all, Pray and believe
Bm E D A
Our strength has said it all, Pray and believe
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