{"id":8850,"date":"2022-04-01T15:28:58","date_gmt":"2022-04-01T15:28:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.robertandrews.net\/songs\/?p=8850"},"modified":"2026-03-13T22:41:27","modified_gmt":"2026-03-13T22:41:27","slug":"marys-boy-child","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.robertandrews.net\/songs\/marys-boy-child\/","title":{"rendered":"Mary&#8217;s Boy Child"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"page\" title=\"Page 10\">\n<div class=\"layoutArea\">\n<div class=\"column\">\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/robertandrews.net\/songpics\/L-M\/marys-boy-child.jpg\">CLICK HERE FOR SHEET MUSIC<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\">MARY&#8217;S BOY CHILD<\/span><code class=\"yqhFQ\"><\/code><\/p>\n<pre class=\"tK8GG Ty_RP\"><span style=\"font-size: 18pt; font-weight: 900; font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\"><span class=\"y68er\">[Verse 1] - - - <\/span><span class=\"fsG7q\"><span class=\"y68er\">[C] Long time ago in [F] Bethle-[Dm]-hem, <\/span><\/span><span class=\"fsG7q\"><span class=\"y68er\">so the [G7] Holy Bible [C] say, - - - <\/span><\/span><span class=\"fsG7q\"><span class=\"y68er\">[C] Mary's boy child [F] Jesus [Dm]Christ <\/span><\/span><span class=\"fsG7q\"><span class=\"y68er\">was [C] born on [G7] Christmas [C] day.\r\n<\/span><\/span> \r\n<span class=\"y68er\" style=\"color: #ff0000;\">{ CHORUS }<\/span>\r\n \r\n<span class=\"y68er\">[Verse 2] - - - <\/span><span class=\"fsG7q\"><span class=\"y68er\">[C] While shepherds watched their [F] flocks by [Dm] night, <\/span><\/span><span class=\"fsG7q\"><span class=\"y68er\">they saw a [G7] bright new shining [C] star. - - - <\/span><\/span><span class=\"fsG7q\"><span class=\"y68er\">And [C] then they heard a [F] choir [Dm] sing, <\/span><\/span><span class=\"fsG7q\"><span class=\"y68er\">the music [C] seemed to come [G7] from [C] afar\r\n<\/span><\/span> \r\n<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><span class=\"y68er\">{ CHORUS } - - - <\/span><span class=\"fsG7q\"><span class=\"y68er\">[C] Hark, now [F] hear the [G] angels [E7] sing, the [Am] new king [D] born [G] today. - - - And [C] we shall live for [C] ever-[Dm]-more be-[C]-cause of [G7] Christmas [C] day!\r\n<\/span><\/span><\/span>\r\n<span class=\"y68er\">[Verse 3]  - - - Now [C] Joseph and his [F] wife [Dm] Mary came to [G7] Bethlehem that [C] night, - - - and [C] found no place to [F] borne her [Dm] child, not a [C] single room was [G7] in [C] sight\r\n<\/span>\r\n<span class=\"y68er\">[Verse 4] - - - <\/span><span class=\"fsG7q\"><span class=\"y68er\">[C] Then by and by in [F] Bethle-[Dm]-hem, <\/span><\/span><span class=\"fsG7q\"><span class=\"y68er\">in a [G7] stable all for-[C]-lorn. - - - a<\/span><\/span><span class=\"fsG7q\"><span class=\"y68er\">nd [C] in a manger [F] cold and [Dm] dark, <\/span><\/span><span class=\"fsG7q\"><span class=\"y68er\">Mary's [C] little [G7] boy was [C] born.\r\n<\/span><\/span> \r\n<span class=\"y68er\" style=\"color: #ff0000;\">{ CHORUS }\r\n<\/span>\r\n<\/span><\/pre>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>CLICK HERE FOR SHEET MUSIC MARY&#8217;S BOY CHILD [Verse 1] &#8211; 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