A Child Is Born In Bethlehem (hi & lo)

by Danish Christmas Carol

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A CHILD IS BORN IN BETHLEHEM diatonic
14th C. Latin text
Trad. Danish melody
Key: G 

 6  7    6  7   -8   8  -8  7
 3  4    3  4   -4   5  -4  4
A Child is born in Beth-le-hem

 8   9  -9  7
 5   6  -5  4
In Beth-le-hem

-9   8  -8 7  -7 -8  7 -6
-5   5  -4 4  -3 -4  4 -3' 
And joy is in Je-ru-sa-lem

 6  7 -8  8  -9  8  -8  7
 3  4 -4  5  -5  5  -4  4
Al-le-lu-jah, al-le-lu-jah.


 6 7   6   7  -8  8 -8   7
 3 4   3   4  -4  5 -4   4
A low-ly maid-en all a-lone

 8  9 -9   7
 5  6 -5   4
So all a-lone

 -9    8   -8   7   -7  -8  7 -6
 -5    5   -4   4   -3  -4  4 -3'
Gave birth to God's own ho-ly Son

 6  7 -8  8  -9  8  -8  7
 3  4 -4  5  -5  5  -4  4
Al-le-lu-jah, al-le-lu-jah.


 6    7   6  7  -8   8  -8   7
 3    4   3  4  -4   5  -4   4
She chose a man-ger for his bed
 
 8  9   -9    7
 5  6   -5    4
For Je-sus's bed

 -9   8   8    -8   7  -7  -8 7   -6
 -5   5   5    -4   4  -3  -4 4   -3'
God's an-gels sang for joy o'-er head

 6  7 -8  8   -9 8 -8  7
 3  4 -4  5   -5 5 -4  4
Al-le-lu-jah, al-le-lu-jah.


 6      7   6     7   -8  8  -8  7
 3      4   3     4   -4  5  -4  4
Give thanks and praise e-ter-nal-ly

8  9  -9  7
5  6  -5  4
e-ter-nal-ly

-9  8  -8  7  -7  -8  7 -6
-5  5  -4  4  -3  -4  4 -3'
to God the Ho-ly Trin-i-ty

6  7 -8  8  -9  8  -8  7
3  4 -4  5  -5  5  -4  4
Al-le-lu-jah, al-le-lu-jah.