Verse 1 
          C                           F2 
What hope we hold this starlit night 
     G2                 Csus4        C 
a King is born in Bethle  -  hem 
        C/E                    F2 
Our journey long, we seek the light 
        C/G                            G        C    F 
that leads to the hallowed manger ground 

Verse 2 
           C                         F2 
What fear we felt in the silent age 
 G2                                        Csus4    C 
four hundred years can he be found 
        C/E            F            F2 
But broken by a baby's cry 
    C/G                         G        C        F 
rejoice in the hallowed manger ground 

 
        C         G         C2/E     F    F2 
Em - manu - el, Em - manu - el 
C/E         F        C/G        G 
God in - carnate here to dwell 
         C        G          C2/E     F 
Em - manu - el, Em - manu - el 
C/E            F              C/G     C* 
Praise His name Em - manu - el 


 

Verse 3 
        C     
The son of God 
            F                F2 
Here, born to bleed 
      G     
A crown of thorns  
            Csus4         C 
Would pierce His brow 
       C/E                    F     F2 
And we beheld this offering 
   C/G                F2/A 
Exalted now, the King of kings 
           Dm7         
Praise God  
                              G         C 
For the hallowed manger ground 

(REPEAT CHORUS) 

C/E         F        F2     C/G    G    C 
Praise His name Em - man  - u - el 

F2/A    C    C/G    C    F2/A 

C    F2/A    C/G    F2 

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