The Manger

Intro A D A D E A [Verse 1] A They're putting decorations up in front of my old church D E A The shepherds and the wise men and the hay D A F#m There's Joseph and his Mary lookin' down at Heaven's birth D E A And the angel's saying don't you be afraid [Verse 2] A It makes me stop and think about how You showed up down here D E A In a humble bed made of nails and wood D A F#m You could have picked a palace, something more fit for a King D E A But then the story wouldn't be as good Chorus D From the highest of the high A To the lowest of the low F#m E That stable tells a story of the distance You will go D For the lonely and the lost A F#m D There's no sinner too far gone to find a Savior A D A Lying in the manger [Verse 3] A D A There's a star up in the sky that's calling all the least of these D E A Come make your way to where your hope is found D A F#m If I'm honest some days I feel too far out of reach D E A But the manger reminds me love reached down Chorus D From the highest of the high A To the lowest of the low F#m E That stable tells a story of the distance You will go D For the lonely and the lost A F#m D There's no sinner too far gone to find a Savior A Lying in the manger Interlude D A D E A [Verse 4] A D A You were carried by a manger and just 33 years later D E A By a rugged cross made from nails and wood D A F#m And the tears fill up my eyes, You didn't have to give Your life D E A But then the story wouldn't be as good Chorus D From the highest of the high A To the lowest of the low F#m E That stable tells a story of the distance You will go D For the lonely and the lost A F#m D There's no sinner too far gone to find a Savior A Lying in the manger Interlude D A D E A Outro D A Away in a manger, no crib for a bed E D A The little Lord Jesus laid down his sweet head D A The stars in the sky looked down where he lay E F#m D A The little Lord Jesus asleep on the hay