Away in a manger

Written by Martin Luther, Eugene Clark, Carl Mueller

[3/4 time]

C                   F          C
Away in a manger no crib for a bed
    G7                     C
The little Lord Jesus laid down His sweet head
                            F             C
The stars in the sky looked down where He lay
    F           C      G7           C
The little Lord Jesus asleep on the hay

                          F     C

The cattle are lowing the Baby awakes
    G7                   C
But little Lord Jesus no crying He makes
                            F             C
I love Thee Lord Jesus look down from the sky
    F          C           G7         C
And stay by my cradle till morning is nigh
 
                                      F           C
Be near me Lord Jesus I ask Thee to stay
      G7                C  
Close by me forever and love me I pray
                               F          C   
Bless all the dear children in thy tender care
    F          C         G7             C 
And take us to heaven to live with thee there
C              G        C
Angels we have heard on high,
C       G     C
Singing sweetly through the night,
C                 G  C
And the mountains in reply
C      G   C
Echoing their brave delight.

CHORUS:
C  A7  Dm  G  C  F  G
Gloria...............
C  G  C  F  G
in excelsis Deo.
C  A7  Dm  G  C  F  G
Gloria...............
C  G  C F   G    C
in excelsis Deo.

C         G C
Shepherds, why this jubilee?
C                  G     C
Why these songs of happy cheer?
C          G   C
What great brightness did you see?
C                G       C
What glad tiding did you hear?

ADDITIONAL VERSES:
Come to Bethlehem and see
Him whose birth the angels sing;
Come, adore on bended knee
Christ, the Lord, the new-born King.

See him in a manger laid

Whom the angels praise above;
Mary, Joseph, lend your aid,
While we raise our hearts in love.
G //// C //// D //// C
Verse 1:
G D G D
O come, all ye faithful Joyful and triumphant
Em D A D
O come ye, oh come ye to Be-e-thlehem
G D7 G
Come and behold Him
G D
Born the king of angels
Chorus:
G G
Oh come let us adore Him Oh come let us adore Him
C g/b Am G - d/f# G - C G D G
Oh come let us a - dore Hi - im Chri - ist the Lord
Interlude:
G //// C //// D //// C
Verse 2:
G D G D
Sing, choirs of angels, sing in exultation!
Em D A D
O sing, all ye citizens of heaven above.
G C-G Am Em D
Glory to God, all glory in the highest.
Chorus (x2) to Verse 3
Verse 3: (quiet beginning)
G Am Bm C
Yea, Lord, we greet Thee, born this happy morning,
Em D A D
Jesus, to Thee be all glory given.
G C-G Am Em D
Word of the Father, now in flesh appearing (to Chorus)
 Am       C         G       Em
What Child is this who, laid to rest
   Am            E
On Mary's lap is sleeping?
     Am     C          G       Em
Whom angels greet with anthems sweet,
      Am                  E
While shepherds watch are keeping?

C             G          Em
This, this is Christ the King,
     Am                  E
Whom shepherds guard and angels sing.
C                G         Em
Haste, haste, to bring Him laud,
    Am        E
The Babe, the Son of Mary.

Why lies He in such mean estate,

Where ox and ass are feeding?
Good Christians, fear, for sinners here
The silent Word is pleading.

Nails, spear shall pierce Him through,

The cross be borne for me, for you.
Hail, hail the Word made flesh,
The Babe, the Son of Mary.

So bring Him incense, gold and myrrh,

Come peasant, king to own Him;
The King of kings salvation brings,
Let loving hearts enthrone Him.

Raise, raise a song on high,

The virgin sings her lullaby.
Joy, joy for Christ is born,
The Babe, the Son of Mary.
Joy To The World
Recorded by George Strait
Written by Isaac Watts and George F. Handel

C G7 C
Joy to the world the Lord is come
F G7 C
Let earth receive her King

Let every heart prepare Him room

G7
And heaven and nature sing and heaven and nature sing
C G7 C
And heaven and heaven and nature sing

G7 C
Joy to the earth the Savior reigns
F G7 C
Let men their songs employ

While fields and floods rocks hills and plains

G7
Repeat the sounding joy repeat the sounding joy
C G7 C
Repeat repeat the sounding joy

G7 C
No more let sins and sorrows grow
F G7 C
Nor thorns infest the ground

He comes to make His blessings flow

G7
Far as the curse is found far as the curse is found
C G7 C
Far as far as the curse is found

G7 C
He rules the world with truth and grace
F G7 C
And makes the nations prove

The glories of His righteousness

G7
And wonders of His love and wonders of His love
C G7 C
And wonders wonders of His love

G7 C
And wonders wonders of His love
1:
Am Dm (G) Am
O come, O come, E-mman-u-el

Am G Am Am Dm G
And ransom captive Is-ra-el Am
O come, Thou Dayspring, come and
Dm C G cheer
That mourns in lonely exile here
C Dm Am
C Dm (G) Am Our spirits by Thine advent here
Un-til the Son of God appear
Dm C G
Oh drive away the shades of
C Am Dm Am night
Re-joice! Re-joice! E-mmanu-el
Am Dm G
Am G Am C
Shall come to thee O Is-ra-el And pierce the clouds and bring
us light

2: C Am Dm Am
Am Dm (G) Am Re-joice! Re-joice! E-mmanu-el
O come, Thou Rod of Jesse, free
Am G Am
Am G Am
Shall come to thee O Is-ra-el
Thine own from Satan's tyran-ny

Dm C G
From depths of Hell Thy people 4:
save Am Dm G Am
O come, Desire of nations, bind
C Dm (G)
Am C Dm Am
And give them victory o'er the All people in one heart and mind
grave
Dm C G
Bid envy strife and quarrels
3: cease
C Am Dm Am
Re-joice! Re-joice! E-mmanu-el Am Dm G
C
Am G Am Fill all the world with heaven's
Shall come to thee O Is-ra-el peace
Sweet Little Jesus Boy Em G
Recorded by Anne Murray The world treats You mean Lord
Written by Robert MacGimsey Em G D7
Treats me mean too
G Em G C A7
Sweet little Jesus Boy But that's how things are down here
D7 G G D7 G D7
They made You be born in a manger We didn't know it was You
D7 Em A7
Sweet little Holy Child G
G D7 G You have told us how (told us how)
We didn't know who You were D7 G
We are trying
D7 G C G Em A7
Didn't know You'd come to save us You have shown us how
Lord G D7 G
D7 G C Even when You were dying
To take our sins away
G Em A7 D7 G C G
Our eyes were blind we could not see Just seems like we can't do right
G D7 G D7 D7 G C D7
We didn't know it was You Look how we treated You
G Em A7
G But please Sir forgive us Lord
Long time ago (time ago) G D7 G
D7 G We didn't know it was You
You were born
Em A7 D7 G
Born in a manger Lord Sweet little Jesus boy
G D7 G D7 G
Sweet little Jesus Boy Born a long time ago
Em A7
Sweet little Holy Child
G D7 G
We didn't know who You were
Mary Did You Know Dm
Recorded by Kenny Rogers and Wynonna When you've kissed your little baby
Judd Am E7
Written by Mark Lowery and Buddy Then you've kissed the face of God
Greene
Am
Am G7 Mary did you know
Mary did you know that your baby boy E7
F E7 Mary did you know
Would someday walk on water
Am G7 F G7
Mary did you know that your baby boy The blind will see the deaf will
F E7 hear
Would save our sons and daughters C Am
The dead will live again
F G7 F G7
Did you know that your baby boy The lame will leap the dumb will
C G7 Am speak
Has come to make you new C E7
Dm The praises of the Lamb
This child that you've delivered
Am E7 Am G7
Will soon deliver you Mary did you know that your baby boy
F E7
Am G7 Is Lord of all creation
Mary did you know that your baby boy Am G7
F E7 Mary did you know that your baby boy
Will give sight to a blind man F E7
Am G7 Will one day rule the nations
Mary did you know that your baby boy
F E7 F G7
Will calm a storm with His hand Did you know that your baby boy
C G7 Am
F G7 Was heaven's perfect lamb
Did you know that your baby boy Dm
This sleeping child you're holding
Am E7 Am
C G7 Am
Is the great I Am
Has walked where angels trod
We Three Kings
written by John Henry Hopkins

Em                B7     Em
We three kings of Orient are
                 B7       Em
Bearing gifts we traverse afar
Em        D7       G
Field and fountain moor and mountain
Am        B7     Em
Following yonder star

Chorus

D7  G              C       G

O   star of wonder star of night
                C      G
Star with royal beauty bright
Em       D7      C        D7
Westward leading still proceeding
G               C       G
Guide us to thy perfect light

Born a King on Bethlehem's plain

Gold I bring to crown Him again
King forever ceasing never
Over us all to reign

Repeat chorus
 
Frankincense to offer have I
Incense owns a Deity night
Prayer and praising voices raising
Worship Him God on high

Repeat chorus

Myrrh is mine its bitter perfume

Breathes a life of gathering gloom
Sorrowing sighing bleeding dying
Sealed in the stone-cold tomb
Repeat chorus
Glorious now behold Him arise
King and God and Sacrifice
Alleluia Alleluia
Peals through the earth and skies
Repeat chorus
God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen
Am
God rest ye merry gentlemen
    F              E7
Let nothing you dismay
  Am
Remember Christ our Savior
    F                 E7
Was born on Christmas Day
   Dm               C
To save us all from Satan's power
     Am            G7
When we were gone astray

  C          E7          Am
O tidings of comfort and joy
            G7
Comfort and joy
  C          E7          Am
O tidings of comfort and joy

     Am
From God our heavenly father
  F             E7
A blessed angel came
    Am            E7
And unto certain shepherds
F                 C
Brought tiding of the same
Dm                    C
How that in Bethlehem was born
    Am            G7
The Son of God by name

Repeat #2
 D
Come, they told me, PA RUM PA PUM PUM

A newborn king to see, PA RUM PA PUM PUM

A
Our finest gifts we bring, PA RUM PA PUM PUM
D G
To lay before the King, PA RUM PA PUM PUM
D A
RUM PA PUM PUM, RUM PA PUM PUM
D
So to honor him, PA RUM PA PUM PUM When we come

D
Baby Jesus, pa rum pa pum pum

I am a poor boy, too, PA RUM PA PUM PUM

A
I have no gift to bring, PA RUM PA PUM PUM
D G
That's fit to give a king, PA RUM PA PUM PUM
D A
RUM PA PUM PUM, RUM PA PUM PUM
D
Shall I play for you PA RUM PA PUM PUM On my drum

D
Mary nodded, PA RUM PA PUM PUM

The ox and lamb kept time, PA RUM PA PUM PUM

A
I played my drum for him, PA RUM PA PUM PUM
D G
I played my best for him, PA RUM PA PUM PUM
D A
RUM PA RUM PUM RUM PA PUM PUM
D A D
Then he smiled at me PA RUM PA PUM PUM me and my drum