O Holy Night (Hear the Gospel Story)

{title: O Holy Night (Hear the Gospel Story)}

{c: Verse 1}
[G]O holy night, the [C]stars are brightly [G]shining,
It is the night of our [D]dear Savior's [G]birth.
[G]Long lay the world in [C]sin and error [G]pining,
Till He ap[Bm]peared and the [F#m]soul felt its [Bm]worth.
A [D]thrill of hope, the [G]weary world rejoices,
For [D]yonder breaks a [G]new and glorious morn.
[Em]Fall on your [Bm]knees, O [Am]hear the angel [Em]voices!

{c: Chorus}
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O [G]ni[D]ght di[G]vine, O [D]night when Christ was [G]born!
O [D]night, O holy [G]night, O [C]night when [D]Christ was [G]born!
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{c: Verse 2}
[G]Humbly He lay, Cre[C]ator come as [G]creature,
Born on the floor of a [D]hay-scattered [G]stall.
[G]True Son of God, yet [C]bearing human [G]feature,
He entered [Bm]earth to re[F#m]verse Adam's [Bm]fall.
In [D]towering grace, He [G]laid aside His glory,
And [D]in our place, was [G]sacrificed for sin.
[Em]Fall on your [Bm]knees! O [Am]hear the gospel [Em]story!

{c: Verse 3}
[G]Come then to Him Who [C]lies within the [G]manger,
With joyful shepherds, pro[D]claim Him as [G]Lord.
[G]Let not the Promised [C]Son remain a [G]stranger;
In reverent [Bm]worship, make [F#m]Christ your A[Bm]dored.
E[D]ternal life is [G]theirs who would receive Him;
With [D]grace and peace, their [G]lives He will adorn.
[Em]Fall on your [Bm]knees! Re[Am]ceive the Gift of [Em]heaven!


{ci: Original words (v. 1) by Placide Cappeau de Roquemaure. Translated by John Sullivan Dwight. Music by Adolphe Charles Adam (1847). Add. words (v. 2-3) by Kevin Hartnett.}