Biography:
John Rutter (born September 24, 1945) is an English composer, choral conductor, editor, arranger and record producer.
Born in London, he was educated at Highgate School, where a fellow pupil was John Tavener. He then studied music at Clare College, Cambridge, where he was organ scholar and then director of music from 1975 to 1979. In 1981 he founded his own choir, the Cambridge Singers, which he conducts and with which he has made many recordings of sacred choral repertoire (including his own works)
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Four years of hard work!This month of May we celebrated four years on the air. We continue working on the dissemination of this wonderful instrument, thank you for participating in our story!
If you want to use a capo then simply place it on the third fret and transpose this to D major.
Enjoy
Verse 1
F Bb F C
Clear in the darkness a light shines in Bethlehem:
F Bb F C
Angels are singing, their sound fills the air.
Dm Gm Bb F
Wise men have journeyed to greet their Messiah;
Dm Gm Bb C
But only a mother and baby lie there.
Chorus
F Bb C F
'Ave Maria, Ave Maria':
Dm Gm Bb C F
Hear the soft lullaby the angel hosts sing.
F Bb C F
'Ave Maria, Ave Maria,
Dm Gm Bb C F
Maiden, and mother of Jesus our King'.
Verse 2
F Bb F C
Where are his courtiers, and who are his people?
F Bb F C
Why does he bear neither sceptre nor crown?
Dm Gm Bb F
Shepherds his courtiers, the poor for his people,
Dm Gm Bb C
With peace as his sceptre and love for his crown.
Verse 3
F Bb F C
What though your treasures are not gold or incense?
F Bb F C
Lay them before him with hearts full of love.
Dm Gm Bb F
Praise to the Christ child, and praise to his mother
Dm Gm Bb C
Who bore us a Saviour by grace from above.
Enjoy
Verse 1
F Bb F C
Clear in the darkness a light shines in Bethlehem:
F Bb F C
Angels are singing, their sound fills the air.
Dm Gm Bb F
Wise men have journeyed to greet their Messiah;
Dm Gm Bb C
But only a mother and baby lie there.
Chorus
F Bb C F
'Ave Maria, Ave Maria':
Dm Gm Bb C F
Hear the soft lullaby the angel hosts sing.
F Bb C F
'Ave Maria, Ave Maria,
Dm Gm Bb C F
Maiden, and mother of Jesus our King'.
Verse 2
F Bb F C
Where are his courtiers, and who are his people?
F Bb F C
Why does he bear neither sceptre nor crown?
Dm Gm Bb F
Shepherds his courtiers, the poor for his people,
Dm Gm Bb C
With peace as his sceptre and love for his crown.
Verse 3
F Bb F C
What though your treasures are not gold or incense?
F Bb F C
Lay them before him with hearts full of love.
Dm Gm Bb F
Praise to the Christ child, and praise to his mother
Dm Gm Bb C
Who bore us a Saviour by grace from above.
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