O Holy Night - Jenny & Tyler - Christmas Stories - Lyrics by John Sullivan Dwight / Music by Adolphe Charles Adam

Music and additional lyrics by Tyler Somers (BMI) & Jennifer Somers (BMI) - © Traditional

Ab (Guitar capo 1 in G form) | 6/8 Straight | 164bpm

E- - - 1- - - - -4 - - - - 6- - - - - - - -4 - - - -4 - - - 4- - - - 6- - - 3- - - 3- - - 3- - 3- - -4 - - - -3 - - - - - 1- - - -

B- - - 1- - - - -1 - - - - -1 - - - - - - -1 - - - -1 - - - 1- - - - 4- - - 3 - - -4 - - -4 - -2 - - 2- - - - 4- - - - - -2 - - -

G- - -1 - - - - 1- - - - - 1- - - - - - - 1- - - - 1- - - -1 - - - -1 - - -4 - - -5 - - -3 - -3 - - 1- - - - 1- - - - - -3 - - - -

D- - 1- - - - -1 - - - - -5 - - - - - - -3 - - - -2 - - - -3 - - - 5- - - -3 - - -5 - - 1- - -1 - -3 - - - - 5- - - - - 3- - - - -

A- - 1- - - - 3- - - - - -6 - - - - - - 4- - - - 3- - - - 3- - - -6 - - - 5- - - 3- - - 1- - -1 - -4 - - - - 3- - - - -1 - - - - -

E- - 1- - - - 4- - - - - -x - - - - - - x- - - - 4- - - -1 - - - x- - - - 3- - -x - - x- - - x- - x- - - - -x - - - - 1- - - - -

  Capo       G    Dsus4add6n  Cmaj7   G+   Em  Dsus   F#7  Bm    D   D7   C    Bmadd6   Am

 

V1:    G                 Dsus4add6             Cmaj7              G   G

         O holy night!             The stars are brightly shining, 

    G+        Em        Dsus                         G

It is the night of the dear Saviour's birth. 

 G                  D                   C                Em   G
Long lay the world in sin and error pining. 

       F#7         Bm                     F#7             Bm
Till He appeared and the soul felt its worth. 

    D          D7         C       C          G      G
A thrill of hope the weary world rejoices, 

     D            D7                C                           G
For yonder breaks a new and glorious morn. 

Em            Bmadd6         Am             Em
Fall on your knees! Oh, hear the angel voices! 

       G   D  G  C           G   D          G 
O night divine,      O night    when Christ was born; 

       D          Em  Bm    C                       D     G
O night, O     holy      night, O night divine! 



V2:   G                    Dsus4add6      C          C       G   G
         Truly He taught us to love one another, 

        G+        Em          Dsus     Cmaj7  
His law is love and His gospel is peace. 

     G   Em            D                Cmaj7      Em   G
Chains shall He break, for the slave is our brother.

       F#7         Bm                  F#7             Bm    Bm7 
And in his name all oppression shall cease. 

    D                 D7       C                  G      C      G
Sweet hymns of joy in grateful chorus raise we, 

     Dsus4   D7   Em            C        G
Let all within us praise His holy name. 
Em             Bmadd6         Am           Em
Christ is the Lord! O Praise His Name forever
       G   D   Em   C   G                      D              G 
His power and glory ever more proclaim! 
       D          Em  Bm    C                    D          
His power and glory ever more proclaim!

Bridge: C              D            Em        D
C              D            Em        D
Hear the angel voices

C              D            Em        D
Hear the angel voices
C              D            Em        D
Hear the angel voices
C              D            Em        D
Hear the angel       voi    -   ces
C    D    Em     D        C    D    Em     D
Ah        -            h     Ah            -            h

 

     C  D    Em     Bm    C               D                   Em         D     
O night,  divine,  O    night,       O night divine! 

     G     G+  Cmaj7     D                       G

O ho  -  ly      night,          O night divine!