Chords for WHAT A FIRST CHRISTMAS BY THE MCKAMEYS

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_ _ _ On that first Christmas morning, _ [Eb] Mary held her newborn [Bb] lamb.
_ And as mothers do, she unravels to [C] check out tiny feet [Eb] and [F] hands.
That [Bb] little hand curled round her finger, _ [Eb] and I wonder, did [Bb] she see?
_ [Eb] The day it would be [Bb] nailed to [Gm] a tree [Cm] as he [F] dies on [Bb] Calvary.
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She [Bb] _ softly sings her lullaby [Eb] and waits for him [Bb] to come. _
Does she know those lips will one day cry, [C] Father, forgive.
They know [Cm] not what they do.
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As [Bb] she feeds her babe, does she _ realize [Eb] she's holding the bread [Bb] of life?
As [Eb] she rocks him [E] to sleep, [Bb] does she know he's [Gm] the rock [Bb] of ages
[F] that will stand [Bb] through time? _
What a day was that first Christmas. _
[Eb] What a gift to this [Bb] old world.
All the glory of the Father in a manger [F] lays unfurled.
[Bb] Stars go on, hooray, while angels sing.
[Eb] Cause a young virgin girl [C] holds heaven's king.
[Bb] What a day was that first Christmas when _ [F] redemption's [Bb] plan was born.
Stars go on, hooray, while angels sing.
[Eb] Cause a young virgin girl [C] holds heaven's king.
[Bb] What a day was that first Christmas when _ [F] redemption's [Bb] plan was born.