verse 1
C F2
what hope we hold this starlit night
G2 Csus C
a king is born in bethle – hem
C/E F2
our journey long , we seek the light
C/G G C F/C
that leads to the hallowed manger ground

verse 2
C F2
what fear we felt in the silent age
G2 Csus C
four hundred years can he be found
C/E F F2
but broken by a baby’s cry
C/G G C F/C
rejoice in the hallowed manger ground

chorus
C G [ ch ] C2/E [ /Ch ] F F2
Em – manu – el , Em – manu – el
C/E F C/G G
god in – carnate here to dwell
C G [ ch ] C2/E [ /Ch ] F
Em – manu – el , Em – manu – el
C/E F C/G C *
praise his name Em – manu – el

* Am 2nd time

verse 3
C
the son of god
F F2
here , born to bleed
G
a crown of thorns
Csus C
would pierce his brow
C/E F F2
and we beheld this offering
C/G [ ch ] F2/A [ /Ch ]
exalted now , the king of kings
Dm7
praise god
G C
for the hallowed manger ground

( repeat chorus )

C/E F F2 C/G G C
praise his name Em – man – u – el

[ ch ] F2/A [ /Ch ] C C/G C [ ch ] F2/A [ /Ch ]

C [ ch ] F2/A [ /Ch ] C/G F2

C