Mothers And Shepherds
Mothers And Shepherds
”A Christmas song that forces hope, disaster and pursuit to meet on a painful, yet dauntingly beautiful path that exposes how much we’ve always needed a savior.” (Brittney Spencer)
MOTHERS AND SHEPHERDS
Written by Brittney Spencer (BMI), Emil Sydhage (STIM), Gilbert Nanlohy (ASCAP), Connor Wheaton (ASCAP)
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VERSE 1
Bbm F/A
Come now and hear the sound
Fm/Ab Eb/G
Of mothers gathered ‘round
Gbmaj7 Fm7
Tears are streaming down in Bethlehem
Ebm7 F7sus4 F/A
Grieving life that didn’t have to end
Bbm F/A
Asking God to justify the pain
Fm/Ab Eb/G
Never knowing he would feel the same
Gbmaj7 Fm7
The powerful oppress the prophecy
Ebm7 F7sus4 F/A
But shepherds passing through have found a king
CHORUS 1
Bbm Fm/Ab Gbmaj7 Db/F
Ooh …
Ebm7 Db Gb Fm/Ab Ab7
Ooh …
VERSE 2
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Rumor has it that a child is born
Fm/Ab Eb/G
And it’s said that we will call him Lord
Gbmaj7 Fm7
Heaven’s angels came to let us know
Ebm7 F7sus4 F/A
That our freedom rests upon his throne
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So we’ve traveled from across this land
Fm/Ab Eb/G
Seeking out the new and precious lamb
Gbmaj7 Fm7
The one who came and made time stand still
Ebm7 F7sus4 F/A
When heaven opened up at God’s own will
CHORUS 2
Bbm Fm/Ab Gbmaj7 Db/F
Hallelujah, glory in the highest
Ebm7 Db Gb F7sus4 F/A
King Messiah, savior of the world
VERSE 3
Cm G/B
Now forever we will sing the song
Gm/Bb F/A
Of the one who was and is to come
Abmaj7 Gm7
All creation joins in harmony
Fm7 G7sus4 G/B
In declaring he is perfectly
CHORUS 3
Cm Gm/Bb Abmaj7 Eb/G
Holy holy, merciful and mighty
Fm7 Eb Ab G7sus4 G/B
God has sent the savior of the world
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