[Verse]
C Am F G C
In the first light of a new day no one knew he had arrived
C Am F G C
Things continued as they had been while a newborn softly cried
Am G F G
But the heavens wrapped in wonder knew the meaning of his birth
Am G F G C
In the weakness of a baby they knew God had come to earth
[Instrumental]
C F G A
[Verse]
D Bm G A D
As his mother held him closely it was hard to understand
D Bm G A D
That her baby, not yet speaking, was the word of God to man
Bm A G A
He would tell them of his kingdom but their hearts would not believe
Bm A G A D
They would hate him and in anger they would nail him to a tree
[Instrumental]
D G A B
[Verse]
E C#m B E
But the sadness would be broken as the song of life arose
E C#m A B E
And the firstborn of creation would ascend and take his throne
C#m B A B
He had left it to redeem us but before his life began
C#m B A B D
He knew he?d come back, not as a baby, but as the Lord of every man
[Verse]
E C#m A B E
Hear the angels as they're singing on the morning of his birth
E C#m A E
But how much greater will their song be when he comes again to earth
C#m B A B
Hear the angels as they're singing on the morning of his birth
C#m B A B E
But how much greater will their song be when he comes to rule the earth!
E B C#m A
when he comes to rule the earth