Misc Originals – Amanda Michele - Butter And Honey (Guitar)

C                    G          Am
Mary wrapped you in swaddling cloth

F            C               G
And she laid you in the animals' trough

C          G               Am
Shepherds and kings wanted to see

F            C               G
What this baby, this Saviour, would be

C          G               Am
Your mother treasured this deep in her heart

F            C               G
And carefully began to grieve her part

F                G     C
As the Mother of Emmanuel

          F         C
You ate butter and honey

                   G           Am
As you grew to recognize the truth

       F                C
God's Spirit was upon you

Am                         G
He sent you to bring good news

             F      C      Am    G
He named you Wonderful... Counselor

F (or Dm)        C
Mighty God, Everlasting Father

Dm          G
Prince of Peace...

C          G        Am
But you were once a boy

         F                   C       G
You were young and you were full of joy

             C                   G        Am
But at your birth, they brought funeral gifts

        F            C               G
And no matter how desperately you wished

      Dm           G
The plan was in place

       Am                 F
So you bravely set your face

          Dm           G    C
And said yes to being Emmanuel

C                    G               Am
At 12, you let your parents leave without you

     F                       C                  G
They searched for days, til in the temple they found you

 Dm        G
All were amazed

         Am                    F
And your mother cherished and saved

     Dm            G        C
The words of the young Emmanuel

          C                G               Am
You were tempted, you were tried, but you resisted

    F                    C                       G
You healed, you fed, you forgave, but you were rejected

 Dm                   G
Denied by the one you chose

    Am                        F
Betrayed by the hand you let close

     Dm              G             C
The unrecognized, unwelcomed Emmanuel

     C                    G                 Am
On a hill you begged and prayed for another way

         F               C                    G
But you sacrificed your will and said you'd obey

      Dm                 G
With the Father at your side

       Am                 F
Til He abandoned you to die

    Dm            G     C
The death of our Emmanuel

       C              G             Am
Joseph wrapped you in clean, linen cloth

       F           C        G
And he laid your body in a tomb

     Dm                       G
The light of the world was slain

               Am                      F
The longed-for-King enthroned in the grave

     Dm                    G           Am
And darkness fell on the pierced Emmanuel

     F                        C
The darkness could only hold out for three days

    F                            C
You battled with death, but you won and were raised

     Dm                 G
The cloths were left behind

         C                 Am
An empty tomb was all they'd find

            Dm               G
(Your friend) Mary waited and cried

        C                Am
But the angels asked her why

     Dm                   G
"Remember that He came to save

       C               Am
To be crucified in our place

          Dm                     G
He isn't here, for He has been raised."

            C               F
Then she turned and saw His face

      F             G     C
The face of our beloved Emmanuel.