Words by Joseph G. Holland
Music by Karl P. Harrington “Christmas Song”
[verse 1]
G D7
There's a song in the air!
G D7
There's a star in the sky!
G G2 D
There's a moth - er's deep prayer
A7 D
And a baby's low cry!
D7 G G7
And the star rains its fire
D7 D
While the beauty - ful sing,
G7 C D7 G
For the man - ger of Beth - lehem cradles a King.
[verse 2]
G D7
There's a tumult of joy
G D7
O'er the wonderful birth,
G G2 D
For the vir - gin's sweet boy
A7 D
Is the Lord of the earth.
D7 G G7
Ay! the star sends its fire
D7 D
While the beauty - ful sing,
G7 C D7 G
For the man - ger of Beth - lehem cradles a King!
[verse 3]
G D7
In the light of that star
G D7
Lie the ages im - pearled;
G G2 D
And that song from a - far,
A7 D
Has swept ov - er the world.
D7 G G7
Every heart is a - flame,
D7 D
And the beauty - ful sing
G7 C D7 G
In the homes of the nations that Jesus is King!
[verse 4]
G D7
We re - joice in the light
G D7
And we ech - o the song
G G2 D
That comes down through the night
A7 D
From the heaven - ly throng.
D7 G G7
Ay! We shout to the lovely
D7 D
E – vangel they bring,
G7 C D7 G
And we greet in His cradle our Savior and King!
