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                                   Intro:  G  D6/ F#   Em7  C  
S   GOh what a precious D6proF#mise
EC   Em7Oh what a gift of Bmlove
T                   C  D  
    An angel tells a virgin that
    A  GShe's gonna have a sonC  
    And though it's a precious promise
A   She wonders how can this be
    What will the people say
    And what if Joseph can't believe
    And her Amquestions and her fears
S                Am7           Adim  G  
E   Are met with an overwhelming joy
CT   That D6God F#has chosen Em7her
B   CM7Oh what a precious promise
               Am7                 D   G(play intro)
    Mary waits as heaven comes to earth
    Oh what a precious promise
A   Oh what a gift of love
    Joseph makes his choice to do
    What few men would have done
    To take Mary as his bride
    When she's already carrying a child
B   That isn't his own
    Oh what a precious promise
    Mary and the child will have a home
    And Em7shepherds stand on a Bmhillside
    Their hearts Cracing with the Dnews the angel Ctold GthemC  G  
    A Em7star's light fills up the Bmdark sky
    As the Cnight of precious G6proBmise is unCfolding
    Oh what a precious promise
 A  Oh what a gift of love
    The waiting now is over and
    The time has finally come
    For the God who made this world
    To roll back the curtain and unveil
 B  His passion for the heart of man
    Oh what a precious promise
    Lying in a manger in BethleEmhem
    CM7Oh what a precious promise
           Am                 D   G(play intro) G  
    Lying in a manger in Bethlehem 

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Precious Promise

by Steven Curtis Chapman

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Em7

Am7

Adim

CM7

G D6 F# Em7 C

Intro: /

G D6 F#

S Oh what a precious promise

E Em7 Bm

C Oh what a gift of love

C D

An angel tells a virgin that

A G C

She's gonna have a son

And though it's a precious promise

A She wonders how can this be

What will the people say

And what if Joseph can't believe

And her questions and her fears

Am7 Adim G

E Are met with an overwhelming joy

C D6 F# Em7

T That God has chosen her

CM7

B Oh what a precious promise

Am7 D G

(play intro)

Mary waits as heaven comes to earth

Oh what a precious promise

A Oh what a gift of love

Joseph makes his choice to do

What few men would have done

To take Mary as his bride

When she's already carrying a child

B That isn't his own

Oh what a precious promise

Mary and the child will have a home

Em7 Bm

And shepherds stand on a hillside

C D C G C G

Their hearts racing with the news the angel told them

Em7 Bm

A star's light fills up the dark sky

C G6 B C

As the night of precious promise is unfolding

Oh what a precious promise

A Oh what a gift of love

The waiting now is over and

The time has finally come

For the God who made this world

To roll back the curtain and unveil

B His passion for the heart of man

Oh what a precious promise

Lying in a manger in Bethlehem

CM7

Oh what a precious promise

Am D G G

(play intro)

Lying in a manger in Bethlehem

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