Puer Nobis
Unto Us A Boy Is Born Chords
TRANSLATOR: Percy Dearmer (1867-1936)
HARMONIZER: George Herbert Palmer (1846-1926)
TUNE BY: Puer Nobis
TRANSCRIBED FOR GUITAR BY: James Hodgkin
James_hodgkin734@hotmail.com
(Standard Tuning E)- Traditional Christmas Song
TITLE: UNTO US A BOY IS BORN
VERSE 1
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Unto us a boy is born! King of all cre – a - tion,
D A G D A D
came he to a world for-lorn, The Lord of ev-ery na-tion,
A D
The Lord of every na-tion.
VERSE 2
D A D G D
Cradled in a stall was he with sleepy cows and ass-es;
A G D A D
But the very beasts could see that he all men sur-pass-es,
A D
That he all men surpasses.
VERSE 3
D A D G D
Herod then with fear was filled; 'A prince', he said, 'in Jew-ry!'
D A G D A D
All the little boys he killed, at Bethl'em in his fury,
A D
At Bethl'em in his fury.
VERSE 4
D A D G D
Now may Ma-ry's son, who came so long ago to love us,
D A G D A D
Lead us all with hearts aflame, Un-to the joys above us,
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Un-to the joys above us.
VERSE 5
D A D G D
He the source and he the end! Let the or-gan thun-der,
D A G D A D
While - our - happy - voices, and rend The air asun-der,
A D
And rend the air asunder.