Child In The Manger Cifras

Words by: Mary MacDonald; tr. Lachen Macbean
Music: Traditional Gaelic melody
Sung to the same tune as “Morning Has Broken”
 
 
[Verse 1]
 
D                  Em   A            G    D
Child in the man – ger, In - fant of Ma - ry;
            Asus   Bm7   Asus  E7  A
Outcast and stan – ger,  Lord  of  all;
D              G       D               Bm     E
Child who in – herits  all our trans – gres – sions,
A            D     G   A7     D
All our de – mer – its on Him fall.
 
 
[Verse 2]
 
D                  Em   A              G    D
Once the most Ho - ly   Child of sal – va - tion
           Asus   Bm7   Asus  E7   A
Gently and low  – ly    lived be – low;
D          G           D              Bm     E
Now as our glo – rious migh - ty re – deem – er,
A             D     G     A7        D
See Him vic – to  – rious o’er each foe.
 
 
[Verse 3]
 
D                 Em   A            G     D
Prophets foretold Him  In – fant of won - der
            Asus   Bm7   Asus  E7   A
Angels be – hold   Him   on    His  throne
D             G         D          Bm      E
Wor - thy our Sav – ior of all our prais – es,
A           D    G    A7      D
Happy for – ev – er   are His own.
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