The Angels Knew chords by Nick & Becky Drake

• Difficulty: Intermediate 💪

Key: C

✝ Verse 1:
C                   F/C
    The angels knew     from long ago
G/C                                   C
    That God so loved the world and would not let it go.
                          F/C
    And prayers of saints     across the years
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    Were crying out for a Messiah to appear.

✝ Verse 2:
C                   F/C
    Where can He be
this child of God?
G/C                                   C
    The wise men longed to see who they'd been dreaming of.
                          F/C
    The star shone out
the angels sang:
G/C                               C
    The sound of heaven ringing out across the land.
C   F/C     G/C  C
Gloria
gloria.
C   F/C     G/C  C
Gloria
gloria.

✝ Verse 3:
C                   F
    Into the night
into the cold,
G7                            C
    Onto the stable floor the Son of God was born.
Am7                      F
    From heaven's throne    to Mary's arms
G                                C
    The God who made the stars became like one of us.
C         F     G         C
Christ is born, Christ is born,
Am        F     G         C    Am   F   C   G   Am   F   C   G
Christ is born, Christ is born.

✝ Verse 4:
C                     F
    This day of love
this day of grace,
G7                              C
    This day when God came to embrace the human race;
Am7                   F
    The hope of all
the Light of life,
G                             C
    The King of glory born to die for you and I.
C  F   G  C
Jesus, Jesus,
Am     F    G  C   C
Je  -  sus, Jesus.