CHRISTMAS MEDLEY
ANGELS WE HAVE HEARD ON HIGH
[FIRST INTRO]
PIANO AND HI-HATS CLOSED
G/B – C – D – Em7 2X
PIANO – STRINGS – DRUMS – BASS GUITAR – ELECTRIC GUITAR
G/B – C – D – Em7 2X
PIANO – STRINGS – DRUMS – BASS GUITAR – ELECTRIC GUITAR – DISTORT GUITAR
G/B – C – D – Em7 5X
G/B – C – D - PAUSE
[SECOND INTRO]
G - 16 COUNTS
FULL BAND
G – C – Em7 – C 2X
DRUMS, BASS, GUITAR ON PALM MUTE
G
1 Angels we have heard on high,
sweetly singing o'er the plains,
and the mountains in reply
echoing their joyous strains:
Refrain:
G Em Am7 D G C D G D
Glo--------------------------------------ria, in excelsis Deo!
G Em Am7 D G C D G D G
Glo--------------------------------------ria, in excelsis Deo!
[REPEAT SECOND INTRO]
FULL BAND
G – C – Em7 – C 2X
FULLBAND
G
2 Shepherds, why this jubilee?
Why your joyous strains prolong?
What the gladsome tidings be
which inspire your heav'nly song?
Refrain:
G Em Am7 D G C D G D
Glo--------------------------------------ria, in excelsis Deo!
G Em Am7 D G C D G D
Glo--------------------------------------ria, in excelsis Deo!
[BRIDGE]
Em – C
DRUMS, BASS, ELECTRIC GUITARS
G
3 Come to Bethlehem and see
Him whose birth the angels sing;
come, adore on bended knee
Christ the Lord, the new-born King.
Refrain:
G Em Am7 D G C D G D
Glo--------------------------------------ria, in excelsis Deo!
DRUMS SOLO D
Glo--------------------------------------ria, in excelsis Deo!
G Em Am7 D G C D G D
Glo--------------------------------------ria, in excelsis Deo!
G Em Am7 D G C D G D G
Glo--------------------------------------ria, in excelsis Deo!
HARK THE HERALD
[INTRO]
FULL BAND (ELECTRIC GUITAR ON DISTORT)
Cm – Bb – G# – Gm – Fm – Eb – Eb/D – Eb – Fm – G 2x
[VERSE 1] FULL BAND W/O STRINGS
Cm Bb G# Gm
Hark! the herald angels sing,
Fm Eb – Eb/D – Eb – Fm – G
"Glory to the newborn King:
Cm Bb G# Gm
peace on earth, and mercy mild,
Fm Eb – Eb/D – Eb – Fm – G
God and sinners reconciled!"
[FULLBAND]
STRINGS on Bb
GUITAR, BASS, PIANO:
Bb G# Gm Fm
Joyful, all ye nations, rise,
Bb G# Gm Fm
join the triumph of the skies;
[FULLBAND]
C Fm
with th'angelic hosts proclaim,
Bb Eb G# Bb Eb
"Christ is born in Bethlehem!"
Refrain:
C Fm
Hark! the herald angels sing,
Bb Eb G# Bb [REPEAT INTRO]
"Glory to the newborn King"
Cm – Bb – G# – Gm – Fm – Eb – Eb/D – Eb – Fm – G 2x
[VERSE 2] FULL BAND W/O STRINGS
Cm Bb G# Gm
Hail the heaven-born Prince of Peace!
Fm Eb – Eb/D – Eb – Fm – G
Hail the Sun of Righteousness!
Cm Bb G# Gm
Light and life to all he brings,
Fm Eb – Eb/D – Eb – Fm – G
risen with healing in his wings.
[FULLBAND]
STRINGS on Bb
GUITAR, BASS, PIANO:
Bb G# Gm Fm
Mild he lays his glory by,
Bb G# Gm Fm
born that we no more may die,
C Fm
born to raise us from the earth,
Bb Eb G# Bb Eb
born to give us second birth.
Refrain:
C Fm
Hark! the herald angels sing,
Bb Eb G# Bb [ JOY TO THE WORLD INTRO]
"Glory to the newborn King"
JOY TO THE WORLD
[INTRO] FULL BAND
G# - Bb – Fm – Eb 2X
G# Bb Fm Cm7
Joy to the World, the Lord is come!
G# Bb Cm7
Let earth receive her King
G# - Bb – Eb G# - Bb – Eb
Let every heart prepare Him room
Eb
And Heaven and nature sing
Bb
And Heaven and nature sing
Cm Eb G# - Bb [REPEAT INTRO]
And Heaven, and Heaven, and nature sing
G# - Bb – Fm – Eb 2X
G# Bb Fm Cm7
Joy to the World, the Savior reigns!
G# Bb Cm7
Let men their songs employ
G# - Bb – Eb G# - Bb – Eb
While fields and floods, rocks, hills and plains
Eb
Repeat the sounding joy
Bb
Repeat the sounding joy
Cm Eb G# - Bb [REPEAT INTRO]
Repeat, repeat, the sounding joy
G# - Bb – Fm – Eb 4X
G# Bb Fm Cm7
He rules the world with truth and grace
G# Bb Cm7
And makes the nations prove
G# - Bb – Eb G# - Bb – Eb
The glories of His righteousness
Eb
And wonders of His love
Bb
And wonders of His love
Cm Eb G# Bb Eb
And wonders, and wonders, of------His-------love
