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The Birthday Of A King

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Words and music by William Harold Neidlinger
[Verse]
GIn the Clittle D7vil - lage of GBethle - Em7hem,
There Amlay a DChild one Gday,
And the Emsky was bright with a Aho – ly Dlight
O'er the place where A7Jesus Dlay.
[Chorus]
Al - le – Amlu - ia!D7  
Oh, how the Gangels sang.
Al - le – Emlu - ia! A7How it Drang!
And the B7sky was Embright with a Dholy Glight,
'Twas the birthday D7of a GKing.
[Verse]
G'Twas a Chumble D7birthplace, but Goh, how Em7much
God Amgave to Dus that Gday;
From the Emman - ger bed what a Apath has Dled,
What a per - fect, A7holy Dway.
[Chorus]
Al - le – Amlu - ia!D7  
Oh, how the Gangels sang.
Al - le – Emlu - ia! A7How it Drang!
And the B7sky was Embright with a Dholy Glight,
'Twas the birthday D7of a GKing.

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The Birthday Of A King

by Misc Christmas

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Words and music by William Harold Neidlinger

[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.

[Chorus]

Am D7

Al - le – lu - ia!

Oh, how the angels sang.

Em A7 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.

[Chorus]

Am D7

Al - le – lu - ia!

Oh, how the angels sang.

Em A7 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.

About The Birthday Of A King Chords by Misc Christmas

Learn how to play The Birthday Of A King by Misc Christmas with free guitar chords, lyrics, and interactive chord diagrams. Search for “The Birthday Of A King chords”, “The Birthday Of A King guitar chords”, or “Misc Christmas The Birthday Of A King chords” and you will find this page — transpose to any key, tap chords for diagrams, and use auto-scroll while you play. Perfect for beginners looking for easy The Birthday Of A King chords and for experienced players who want accurate The Birthday Of A King lyrics and chords in one place. Common chords in this song include G, C, D7, Em7, Am, D.

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The chords for "The Birthday Of A King" show the original chord names (including G, C, D7, Em7, Am, D). Use transpose to move the song into any key that fits your voice or capo.