[Verse 1]
G D/F# Em7
A long, long time ago
Am C Em D
A lovely couple made a jounery, to a town called Bethlehem
G D/F# Em7
Well Mary traveled great with child
Am C G
Somehow knowing all the while
Em C D
That one day all would bow their knees to Him
Em Am Em Am
Born of God, yet born of man, part of His Father's master plan
C G Am C D
Yet this Holy Stranger, lay crudly in a manger
G D/F# Em7
It's something that I can't explain,
Am D
that He'll say the world Yet take it's blame
G D/F# Em7
But things will never be the same,
C D G
The day, the Savior came
G C G D
My, My can’t you feel it inside?
[Chorus]
G C G D
There's no other like a brother who would lay down his life.
G C G D
He was sent by the Father just to be crucified
Em A7
so that you and I will never die,
Em D7
You and I will never die.
[Verse 2]
G Am
Shepherds watching flocks by night
C Am
when there came a frightening brilliant light,
Em D
shining in the midnight sky
G D/F# Em7
Well the shepherds fell down to their knees
Am C
as the angels voices would not cease
Em A7 D
but they sang of good will and sang of peace
Em D
Well they told the shepherds “Do not fear because
Em D
God is with us and He is near”
C G A7
They leapt up to their feet
C D7
and they ran down to the streets!
G D/F# Em7
And as they found the stable in Bethlehem
Am C
a tiny baby greeted them.
G D/F# Em
Their lives would change when they saw Him
C D G
the day the Savior came
C G
They started singing
[Chorus]
G C G D
My, My can’t you feel it inside?
G C G D
There's no other like a brother who would lay down his life.
G C G D
He was sent by the Father just to be crucified
Em A7
so that you and I will never die,
Em D7
You and I will never die.
[Verse 3]
G Am
Well He grew up, pure and straight and strong.
C Am Em D
Then preached so boldly in a synagogue with holy wisdom from above.
G D/F# Em7
He was raised to work His hands in wood,
Am C Em A7 D
but mother Mary understood He was born as God’s gift of perfect love.
Em D Em D
Well He came to John to be baptized which was pleasing to His Father’s eyes
G D/F# Em D
the Spirit then descended so the world could then be mended.
Am C Em7
And as He left His home in Galilee, to start His earthly ministry
G D/F# Em7
it changed the course of history
C D G
the day the Savior came
C G
We started singing,
[Chorus]
G C G D
My, My can’t you feel it inside?
G C G D
There's no other like a brother who would lay down his life.
G C G D
He was sent by the Father just to be crucified
Em A7
so that you and I will never die,
Em D7
You and I will never die.
[Verse 4]
G Em7
For forty days our Lord was empty,
C Am
Satan lied and He was tempted but
Em D
through it all He did not sin.
G D/F# Em7 Am7 C
Well He gathered up twelve common men, that gave up all to follow Him
Em A D
for He showed them God’s love from within
Em D
Yeah, He healed the sick, the lame, the blind.
Em D
He fed five thousand on a mountain side.
C G A7 C D
To Lazarus He was led, so He could raise him from the dead.
G D/F# Em7 Am7 C
And the disciples witnessed everything the carpenter would be their king.
G D/F# Em7
No wonder angels had to sing
C D G
the day the Savior came
C G
They were singing
[Chorus]
G C G D
My, My can’t you feel it inside?
G C G D
There's no other like a brother who would lay down his life.
G C G D
He was sent by the Father just to be crucified
Em A7
so that you and I will never die,
Em D7
You and I will never die.
[Verse 5]
G Am
Well the time came, Jesus was betrayed
C Am
His faithful scattered they were so afraid.
Em D
He faced His trials without a friend.
G D/F# Em7
He was whipped and beaten to the ground
Am C
and mocked a king with a thorny crown
Em A7 D
and yet He forgave them in the end.
Em D
Well He died nailed to a wooden cross,
Em D
for the next three days all hope was lost
C G A7
but God had a world to save
C D
So He raised Him from the grave
G D/F# Em7
and as He let His friends know all is well
Em Am C
that He kicked in the gates of hell
G D/F# Em7
the powers of sin and darkness fell
C D G
the day the Savior came
C G
They started singing
[Chorus]
G C G D
My, My can’t you feel it inside?
G C G D
There's no other like a brother who would lay down his life.
G C G D
He was sent by the Father just to be crucified
Em A7
so that you and I will never die,
Em D7
You and I will never die.
[Verse 6]
G D/F# Em7
Though it’s been two thousand years,
Am C D
the reason for the season remains clear,
Em D
yet some people still have doubts.
G D/F# Em7
Some will say its just a tale
Am C
others choose a different trail
Em C D
and this gift from God, they’d rather live without.
Em Am
This story’s more than just a rhyme
Em Am
it’s more than church at Christmas time.
C G Am7
It’s a gift that keeps on living
C D
a love that keeps forgiving.
G D/F# Em
God’s master plan had been deployed,
Am C D
from what started as His baby boy.
G D/F# Em
Can you imagine Mary’s joy
C D G
the day the Savior came
[Chorus]
G C G D
My, My can’t you feel it inside?
G C G D
There's no other like a brother who would lay down his life.
G C G D
He was sent by the Father just to be crucified
Em A7
so that you and I will never die,
Em D7
You and I will never die.
[Outro]
G C G D
My, My can’t you feel it inside?
G C G D
There's no other like a brother who would lay down his life.
G C G D
He was sent by the Father just to be crucified
Em A7
so that you and I will never die,
Em D7
You and I will never die.