Verse 1In the first light of the new day no one knew He had arrivedThings continued as they had been while a newborn softly criedBut the heavens wrapped in wonder knew the meaning of His birthIn the weakness of a baby BbmAb/CDbGbThey knew God had come to earthVerse 2DbBbmGbAbDbAs His mother held Him closely it was hard to understandDbBbmGbAbDbThat her baby not yet speaking was the Word of God to manBbmAbHe would tell them of His kingdomGbDb/FAbBut their hearts would not believeBbmAbGbDb/FThey would hate Him and in anger they would nail Him to a treeInterludeCmBb/DEbAbCmBb/DEbAbCmBb/DEbAbCmBb/DBb/DEbEbFmFmEb/GCGCVerse 3FDmBbCDmC/EBut the sadness would be broken as the song of life aroseFDmBbCFAnd the firstborn of creation would ascend and take His throneDmCBbF/ACHe had left it to redeem us but before His life beganDmCHe knew He'd come back not as a babyBbF/AGmCBut as the Lord of ev'ry manVerse 4AEAEAE/G#BHear the angels as they're singing on the morning of His birthAEAEBut how much greater will our song beABC#mB/D#When He comes again when He comes againBridgeABEABEAE/G#BHear the angels as they're singing on the morning of His birthABEABEBut how much greater will our song beABC#mABBWhen He comes again to earth when He comes to ruleVerse 5 F[out] F Said the King to the people everywhere Eb [in]Dm C/E F BbListen to what I sayDmC/EFBbPray for peace people everywhereEbDmC/EFBbListen to what I sayGmF/AA child a child sleeping in the nightBbDmCHe will bring us goodness and lightGmCDmC/EFBbHe will bring us goodness and lightGmF/AA child a child sleeping in the nightBbDmCHe will bring us goodness and lightGmCCHe will bring us goodness...EndingWhen He comes to rule the earth He will bring us goodness and light
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