The Birthday Of A King

	  		
Verse 

G      C      D7            G        Em7 
In the little vil - lage of Bethle - hem, 
      Am    D         G 
There lay a Child one day, 
        Em                    A       D 
And the sky was bright with a ho – ly light 
                     A7    D 
O'er the place where Jesus lay. 


          Am         D7 
Al - le – lu - ia!       
            G 
Oh, how the angels sang. 
          Em              D 
Al - le – lu - ia! How it rang! 
        B7      Em            D    G 
And the sky was bright with a holy light, 
                   D7   G 
'Twas the birthday of a King. 


Verse 

G       C      D7              G       Em7 
'Twas a humble birthplace, but oh, how much  
    Am      D       G 
God gave to us that day; 
         Em                   A        D 
From the man - ger bed what a path has led, 
                   A7   D 
What a per - fect, holy way. 


          Am         D7 
Al - le – lu - ia!       
            G 
Oh, how the angels sang. 
          Em              D 
Al - le – lu - ia! How it rang! 
        B7      Em            D    G 
And the sky was bright with a holy light, 
                   D7   G 
'Twas the birthday of a King.