Intro: G D6/F# Em7 C
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S Oh what a precious promise
E Em7 Bm
C Oh what a gift of love
T C D
An angel tells a virgin that
A G C
She's gonna have a son
And though it's a precious promise
A She wonders how can this be
What will the people say
And what if Joseph can't believe
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And her questions and her fears
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E Are met with an overwhelming joy
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T That God has chosen her
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B Oh what a precious promise
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Mary waits as heaven comes to earth
Oh what a precious promise
A Oh what a gift of love
Joseph makes his choice to do
What few men would have done
To take Mary as his bride
When she's already carrying a child
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B That isn't his own
Oh what a precious promise
Mary and the child will have a home
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And shepherds stand on a hillside
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Their hearts racing with the news the angel told them
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A star's light fills up the dark sky
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As the night of precious promise is unfolding
Oh what a precious promise
A Oh what a gift of love
The waiting now is over and
The time has finally come
For the God who made this world
To roll back the curtain and unveil
B His passion for the heart of man
Oh what a precious promise
Em
Lying in a manger in Bethlehem
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Oh what a precious promise
Am D G (play intro) G
Lying in a manger in Bethlehem
