1. [E] Long time ago in [A] Bethlehem, so the [B7] Holy Bible [E] says
Mary's boy child [A] Jesus Christ was [E] born on [B7] Christmas [E] Day
Chorus: Hark, now [A] hear the [B7] angels [E] sing a [C#m] new king [A] born to-[B] day
And [E] man will live for [A] evermore be-[E] cause of [B7] Christmas [E] Day
Trumpets [A] sound and [B7] angels [E] sing lis-[C#m] ten to [A] what they [B7] say
And [E] man will live for [A] evermore be-[E] cause of [B7] Christmas [E] Day
2. [E] While shepherds watch their [A] flocks by night they [B7] see a bright [E] star
Anh heard a choir of [A] angels sing music [E] seems to [B7] come from a [E] far
3. [E] Now Joseph and his [A] wife Mary come to [B7] Bethlehem that [E] night
They find no place to [A] lay the child not a [E] single [B7] room was in [E] sight
4. [E] By and by they find a [A] little nook in a [B7] stable so for-[E] lorn
In a manger there so [A] cold and dark [E] Mary's little [B7] Boy was [E] born