Misc Christmas – Christians Awake Salute The Happy Morn (Guitar)

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Christians a – wake!  Salute the happy morn,

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Where on the  Saviour of man – kind  was born;

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Rise to a - dore the mys – tery of love

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Which hosts of    an - gels chan-ted  from   a – bove;

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With them the joyful  tid   –  ings  first    be   –  gun

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Of    God   In  –  car - nate and the  Vir  – gin's Son.

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Then to the watch-ful shepherd's it was told,

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Who heard  the   angelic her - ald's voice  'Be  - hold,

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I bring good tid - ings  of  a Sav - iour's birth

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To  You and  all  the nat-ions   u   -  pon earth:

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This day hath God ful  -  filled   His   pro  -  mised  word,

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This  day   is     born a Sav - iour, Christ  the Lord.'

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He spake; and straightway the celestial choir

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In hymns  of  joy un-known be - fore  con - spire;

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High praise of God's re – deem - ing love they sang,

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And heaven's whole  orb with halle -  lu -  jahs rang;

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God's high - est glory  was    their  anth - em    still,

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'On   earth  be    peace, and un - to  men   good-will.'

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To Bethl'hem straight the happy shepherds ran,

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to see the wonder God had wrought for man;

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Trace we the Babe who hath retr-ieved our loss,

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From  His  poor man - ger to  His bit  -  ter   cross;

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Tread in  His steps, a – ssis - ted  by     His    grace,

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Till   man's  first    heav-enly state a - gain   takes place.

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Then may we hope, the angelic hosts a - mong,

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To sing, re - deemed, a glad tri – um - phant song:

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He that was born u - pon this joy  -  ful day

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Ar - ound us all   his glo - ry  shall    dis  - play;

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Saved by His love, in – ces  -  sant   we    shall   sing

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Et -   er - nal   praise to heaven's al – migh - ty   King.