The Snow Lay On The Ground chords by Christmas Songs

🎅 Verse 1:
    G                           D7   G     D
The snow lay on the ground, the star shone bright,
     D7                           G     D7  G
When Christ our Lord was born on Christmas night.
                 D7 G D
Venite adoremus, Dominum;
                 G D7 G
Venite adoremus Dominum.

🎅 Refrain:
                Am E Am
Venite adoremus Dominum;
  D              G D7 G
Venite adoremus Dominum.

🎅 Verse 2:

      G                       D7 G D
'Twas Mary, daughter pure, Of holy Anne,
     D7                          G   D7   G
Who brought into this world the God made man.
                           D7  G  D
She laid Him in a stall at Bethlehem;
                             G    D7   G
The ass and oxen shared the roof with them.

🎅 Refrain:
                Am E Am
Venite adoremus Dominum;
  D              G D7 G
Venite adoremus Dominum.

🎅 Verse 3:

      G                          D7   G   D
Saint Joseph, too, was there to tend the Child;
   D                          G  D7  G
To guard him and protect His mother mild;
                               D7   G    D
The angels hovered round, and sang this song:
  D             G D7 G
Venite adoremus Dominum.

🎅 Refrain:
                Am E Am
Venite adoremus Dominum;
   D             G D7 G
Venite adoremus Dominum.

🎅 Verse 4:

     G                        D7   G D
And, thus, that manger poor became a throne;
    D                     G   D7  G
For He whom Mary bore was God the Son.
                             D7   G   D
O come then, let us join the heavnly host,
   D                           G D7  G
To praise the Father, Son, and Holy Ghost.

🎅 Refrain:

                Am E Am
Venite adoremus Dominum;
  D             G D7 G
Venite adoremus Dominum.