Misc Christmas – The Snow Lay On The Ground (Guitar)
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Lovely 19th cent.; Anglo-Irish Christmas carol.
This version follows the text from the Episcopal Hymnal of 1982, tune setting "Venite Adoremus" Hymn #110
[Verse 1]
G D7 G D The snow lay on the ground, the star shone bright, D7 G D7 G When Christ our Lord was born on Christmas night. D7 G D Venite adoremus, Dominum; G D7 G Venite adoremus Dominum.
[Refrain]
Am E Am Venite adoremus Dominum; D G D7 G Venite adoremus Dominum.
[Verse 2]
G D7 G D 'Twas Mary, daughter pure, Of holy Anne, D7 G D7 G Who brought into this world the God made man. D7 G D She laid Him in a stall at Bethlehem; G D7 G The ass and oxen shared the roof with them.
[Refrain]
Am E Am Venite adoremus Dominum; D G D7 G Venite adoremus Dominum.
[Verse 3]
G D7 G D Saint Joseph, too, was there to tend the Child; D G D7 G To guard him and protect His mother mild; D7 G D The angels hovered round, and sang this song: D G D7 G Venite adoremus Dominum.
[Refrain]
Am E Am Venite adoremus Dominum; D G D7 G Venite adoremus Dominum.
[Verse 4]
G D7 G D And, thus, that manger poor became a throne; D G D7 G For He whom Mary bore was God the Son. D7 G D O come then, let us join the heavnly host, D G D7 G To praise the Father, Son, and Holy Ghost.
[Refrain]
Am E Am Venite adoremus Dominum; D G D7 G Venite adoremus Dominum.