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W. H. Neidlinger 1890

G

C

D7 G

D7

G

In the little village of Bethlehem, there lay a child one day

A

Em

A

D

G A D

And the sky was bright with a holy light, o'er the place where Jesus lay

D7

G

Em A7

D

Alleluia, O how the angels sang, alleluia, how it rang

B7

Em

D7

G

C

G

D7

G

And the sky was bright with a holy light, 'twas the birthday of a king

C

D7

G

D7

G

'Twas a humble birthplace, but oh how much God gave to us that day

A

Em

A

D

G A D

From the manger bed, what a path has led, what a perfect holy way

D7

G

Em A7

D

Alleluia, O how the angels sang, alleluia, how it rang

B7

Em

D7

G

C

G

D7

G