From: “WOW Christmas (Red) Songbook”
The Night That Christ Was Born
by
KIRK FRANKLIN
Published Under License From
Lilly Mack
© Copyright 1995 Lilly Mack Music
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The Night That Christ Was Born
Words and Music by
KIRK FRANKLIN
Slowly
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C
Dm7
B7sus E7( ♯9)
Am7(4)
C
Dm7
ceiv - ing heav
Am7
-
ry,
G/F
C/E
re -
G7sus
G7
C
the night that Christ
♯ ♮ ♯ re - joic - ing ev - er sosweet - ly,
D9
en’s glo -
C
the an - gels
E
mp
B7sus
F
Lis - ten to
C/E
C/E
G/F
G7sus
(♮) ♯ ♮ mp
F
44 mp
4
4 C/E
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F/A
G/B
was born.
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C
Dm7
C/E
F
Can’t you see
B7sus
E
plead- ing for
C
Dm7
Am7
D7
sal - va
-
tion,
Ooh
B7sus
E
C
night that Christ
F
G/F
C/E
G
Am7
1. F/G
D7
The
F/A
was born?
♯ ♮ Oh
Aah
’ry na - tion,
G7
(♮) ♯ C/E
F/G
the
-
♯ ♮ com-ing from ev
the peo - ple
C/E
G/F
♯ G7
C
F/G
night that Christ
G
was born.
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2.
3
F/G
G7
f
C
night that Christ
was born.
born
in
D7/F ♯
D7sus
heart
a man - ger
Fmaj9
be made
G/F
B7sus
I
E
G
Am7
♯ C
♮ Dm7
the trum - pet
B7sus
E
Am7
D7
cry - ing, “Ho
C/E
Lis - ten to
♮ and my
a - new.
can share in His fa - vor,
to be
mf
shout - ing through - the dark - ness,
f
mf
C/E
such a won - der-ful Sav - ior
C/E
G/F
so that
F/G
♯ ♯
F
G
Oh,
(♮) Gm9 B ♭maj7/C
Am/D
-
ly, ho - ly,”
♯ ♮ the
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1.
F/G
G7
f
C
night that Christ
was born.
2.
Am/D
Oh,
F/G
G7
C
night that Christ
was born.
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f
♭
♭
A
Am
Am/D
E m7
ff ♭
24 ♭
♭ (♮) Dm7
G
♭♭♭♭♭ 44
Oh,
♭ ♭ ♭ ♭ A♭
A ♭/G ♭
D ♭/F
♭ ♭
♭ ♭♭♭ 44 such a won - der-ful Sav - ior
♭
♭ ♭♭♭ 44 ♭♭ ♭ 4
♭♭ 4 C7sus
F
B ♭m7
♭
♭ ♭♭♭ I
can share in His fa - vor
♭
♭ ♭♭♭ ♮
mf
♭♭ ♭ ♭♭
24 ♭ ♭ C ♭maj7/D ♭
to be
born
in
A ♭m
24 ♭
♭ ff
♭
G ♭maj9
♭
♭♭♭♭♭ 44
♭
♭♭♭♭♭ 44
a man - ger,
♭ E ♭sus
and my heart
mf
E ♭7/G
be made
G ♭/A ♭
sothat
A♭
a - new.
♭ ♮
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D♭
E ♭m
D ♭/F
♭
♭ ♭♭♭ Lis - ten to
♭
♭ ♭♭♭ ♭♭ ♭ ♭ ♭ B ♭m7
F
now be - hold
♭♭ ♭
♭♭ ♭
♭ ♭♭♭ 24 G ♭/B ♭
♭
♭ ♭♭♭ 24 ♭ ♭♭ ♭ 2
♭♭ 4 E ♭m
♭
♭ ♭♭♭ 44 night
E ♭m7
G ♭/A ♭
44
D♭
that Christ was born.
♭
♭ ♭♭♭ 44 ♭♭ ♭ 4
♭♭ 4 G ♭/A ♭
the
E ♭m/A ♭
night
D♭
that Christ
was born.
♭ 24
()
♮ ♮ D♭
24 24
E ♭m7
24
4
4
24 D ♭2/F B ♭m9
24
B ♭m7
Fm
24 24
24 night that Christ was born.
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5
4
4 The
E ♭7
♮ D ♭/F
shout - ing through - the dark - ness,
a Sav - ior
♮ ♭ D ♭7/A ♭
A ♭/G ♭
♭
♭ ♭♭♭ ♭
♭ ♭♭♭ the trum - pet
Cm
G♭
E ♭m7/A ♭
The
44
44
D ♭2
4
4 The
night that Christ was born.
44
44
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