"Advent Songs" Chord Sheets

Joy To the World
Lyrics by Isaac Watts, Music by Jamie Barnes

F#m E/G# A D A/C# Bm
Joy to the World, the Lord is come!

D A/C# Bm
Let earth receive her King;

A E/G#
Let every heart prepare Him room,

D A/C# Bm
And Heaven and nature sing,

A E/G#
Let Heaven and nature sing,

( F#m – E/G# – A D- A/C# -E/Ab )
Joy to the World, the Savior reigns!

Let men their songs employ;

While fields and floods, rocks, hills and plains

Repeat the sounding joy,

Repeat the sounding joy.

Bridge – ( A – Em A – Em F# – B F# – B – D )
He rules the world with truth and grace,

And makes the nations prove

The glories of His righteousness,

And wonders of His love,

And wonders of His love.

Outro same as chords verses. End on A

More easily played on guitar with capo on 2nd fret in G position

Glory Be
Words and music Mike Cosper

Emaj.9 Emaj.9/B Emaj.9/A
It was the longest night

The world was waiting

Eager for the light

The world was waiting

Am E
Oh Come
Come Messiah

Oh Come
Come Messiah

E F#m7 E/C#
Sing for joy all the earth

E/C
Messiah’s come to set you free

E F#m7 E/C#
Join the angels in their song

E/C
Glory Be! Glory Be!

It was the longest night

My heart was waiting

Eager for the light

My heart was waiting

E B A
Hallelujah, the Lord of life has come

Am
To reconcile the nations to their God

E B A
Hallelujah, he’s coming back again

Am
To finish what began in Bethlehem.

(repeat progression)
Hallelujah ( Hallelujah) Hallelujah
Hallelujah ( Hallelujah) Hallelujah

God Is With Us
words by jeremy quillo. music by jeremy quillo & dustin neeley, 2002

Em D
The glory of God has come to the earth,

C B7
The glory of God in our Savior’s birth,

Em D
Join with the angels to sing and proclaim

C B7
Glory to His name
G D G C G/B D
Emmanuel, Emmanuel, God is with us

G D G C G/B D Em G
Emmanuel, Emmanuel, God is with us now.
Eternity’s likeness has come into time,

A light in the darkness, now hope is alive,

Down from the heavens on this holy night,

Our God in a manger, our God as a child.
Emmanuel, Emmanuel, God is with us

Emmanuel, Emmanuel, God is with us now.

Am G D C G
Oh, let us bring Him more than our silver and gold…

Hosanna in the Highest
words and music Jeremy Quillo

vs. 1:
E B E
Bright the stars over Bethlehem

A/G# B
Shining in the darkest night

E B C#m
Light the hearts of mortal men

A A/G# B E
Leading them to lasting light.
chorus:

A/G# A A/G# A E C#m E
Hosanna, Hosanna in the highest, In the highest.

A/G# A A/G# A E C#m E
Hosanna, Hosanna in the highest, In the highest.
F# B F#
Come to where the manger lay

B F#/A# C#
Mary with her child asleep

F# C# D#m
List’ning to the angels say

B F#/A# C# F#
“Here is born the glorious king.”

Hear the shepherds with one voice

Hail the king of Israel

Tell the people to rejoice

“Christ the Lord, Emmanuel”

F#/A# B F#/A# B F# D#m F#
Hosanna, Hosanna in the highest, In the highest.

Hosanna, Hosanna in the highest, In the highest.

D#m A#7 B A#7
Halleluiah, Halleluiah (repeat)

O COME, ALL YE FAITHFUL
Words and music by John Wade, 1751. Arranged by Mike Cosper

© Mike Cosper 2006

Intro/ motiff: Em Bdim Am Adim G D7 G

Em Bm G D
O come, all ye faithful, joyful and triumphant;

Em A7 D Dsus D7
O come ye, O come ye to Bethelehem.

G D G Em A D D7
Come and behold Him, Born the King of angels;

chorus:
G
O come, let us adore Him;

Bdim
O come, let us adore Him;

Am Adim
O come, let us adore Him,

G D7 G
Christ the Lord!
Sing, choirs of angels, sing in exultation;

Sing, all ye citizens of heaven above:

“Glory to God, all glory in the highest!”
(chorus)
Yea, Lord we greet Thee, Born that happy morning;

Jesus, to Thee be all glory giv’n.

Word of the Father, now in flesh appearing:

(chorus)
O Come, O Come, Emmanuel
words 12th Century Latin Hymn translated by John Neale
music Thomas Helmore

C#m F#m C#m
O Come, O Come Emmanuel

E B C#m
and ransom captive Israel

F#m A B
that mourns in lonely exile here

E B C#
until the son of God appear.

E G#m
Rejoice, Rejoice

F#m C#m
Emmanuel

E B C#m
shall come to thee Oh, Israel.

O come thou Day-spring come and cheer

our spirits by thine advent here.

and drive away the shades of night,

and pierce the clouds and give us light
O come, O come, p.2
O come thou Key of David come,

and open wide our heavenly home;

make sage the way that leads on high,

and close the path to misery
O come desire of nations come,

bind all peoples in one heart and mind

bind envy strife and quarrels cease

fill all the world with heavens peace.

“Amen, Amen”

by Neil and Kate Robins

F Em Am
Let every creature rise and bring

F Em Am
their grateful praises to our King

F Em Am G
Angels descend with songs again

F Em Am
and Earth repeats a loud Amen
C E7 Am
A – men, A – men

C E7 Am
A – men, A – men

C E7
I found my life

Am F C
I found my life in Him

E7 F – Em – Am
Amen, Amen
Peace like a river from His throne
will flow to nations yet unknown
His word a light where all hope is dim
and all tribes unite to cry “Amen”

Chorus

Instrumental Break F – G ( x8 ) End on E7

And in this Child we’ll find our rest
and all the meek and lowly blessed
An infant tongue could sing the hymn
of Hallelujah and Amen

Chorus

What Child Is This?
Words by William Dix
Music based on “Greensleeves”, arranged by Neil and Kate Robins

Intro – Cm ( bass walk down Cm-B/Cm-Bb/Cm-A/Cm -) – Ab – G7

Cm Eb Bb
What child is this who laid to rest

Ab Cm G7
On Mary’s lap is sleeping

Cm Eb Bb
Whom angels greet with anthems sweet

Cm G7 Cm
While shepherds watch are keeping

Why lies he in such mean estate
Where ox and ass are feeding
Good Christian fear, for sinners here
The silent Word is pleading

Chorus:
Eb Bb
This, this is Christ the King

Cm G7
Whom shepherds guard and angels sing

Eb Bb
Haste, haste to bring him laud

Cm G7 Cm
The babe, the son of Mary

So bring Him incense, gold, and myrrh
Come peasant king to own Him
The King of kings, salvation brings
Let loving hearts enthrone Him

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