Joy To The World / A Christmas Prayer Chords

 
Intro

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Verse 1

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Every year at Christmas all I can see

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Are pictures of the things I want around the tree

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But this year's a little diff-e-rent

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I'm not thinking of myself

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So my pray'r for this Christmas is for somebody else



Chorus 1

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So I    pray, joy to the world

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Peace for every boy and girl



Verse 2

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God I know You're listening and You can hear

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The need of every broken heart and all their tears

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I don't have a lot to of - fer

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Just this one simple pray'r

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That this Christmas everyone would know

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Some-bo - dy   cares



Chorus 2

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So I    pray, joy to the world

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Peace for every boy and girl

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Hope when life is hard

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Light  when everything seems dark



Verse 3

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I pray that every hun - gry soul

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Will be fed and will be warm

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That not a , solitary child would suffer harm

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And Lord we find their ending as we take another view

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My hope is that this Christmas prayer

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Would somehow come true



Bridge

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 I pray human-ity would rise

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And join with me and together we'll sing



Chorus 3

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Joy to all the world; Peace for every boy and girl

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Hope when life is hard

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Light when everything seems dark



Verse 4

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I pray that every hungry soul 

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Will be fed and will be warm

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That not a , solitary child would suffer harm

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And Lord we find their ending as we take another view

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My hope is that this Christmas prayer

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Would somehow come true



Ending

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Joy to the world; Peace  for every boy  and girl