The Birthday Of A King chords by Christmas Songs

Chords with lyrics

Words and music by William Harold Neidlinger


Verse:

G+G   C majorC   D7D7      G+G    E minor 7Em7
In the little vil - lage of Bethle - hem,
   A minorAm  D MajorD     G+G
There lay a Child one day,
    E minorEm          A augmentedA    D MajorD
And the sky was bright with a ho – ly light
           A7A7  D MajorD
O'er the place where Jesus lay.

Chorus:

     A minorAm     D7D7
Al - le – lu - ia!
      G+G
Oh, how the angels sang.
     E minorEm       D MajorD
Al - le – lu - ia! How it rang!
    B7B7   E minorEm      D MajorD  G+G
And the sky was bright with a holy light,
          D7D7  G+G
'Twas the birthday of a King.


Verse:

G+G    C majorC   D7D7       G+G    E minor 7Em7
'Twas a humble birthplace, but oh, how much
  A minorAm   D MajorD    G+G
God gave to us that day;
     E minorEm          A augmentedA    D MajorD
From the man - ger bed what a path has led,
          A7A7  D MajorD
What a per - fect, holy way.


Chorus:

     A minorAm     D7D7
Al - le – lu - ia!
      G+G
Oh, how the angels sang.
     E minorEm       D MajorD
Al - le – lu - ia! How it rang!
    B7B7   E minorEm      D MajorD  G+G
And the sky was bright with a holy light,
          D7D7  G+G