Key: G
Introduction:
G D G
While shepherds kept their watching o'er silent flocks by night,
D Em D7
Behold throughout the heavens there shone a Holy Light.
G D G
The shepherds feared and trembled when lo! Above the earth,
D Em D7
Rang out the angel Chorus that hailed our Saviour's birth.
G D G
Down in a lowly manger the humble Christ was born
D Em D
And brought us God's salvation that blessed Christmas morn!
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