(C)Long ing for a Sav ior, a (G)hope less world would wait.
as (F)Sin de mand ed (C)jus tice at a (G)price we could not (D)pay.
But (C)God dis played His mer cy, the (G)great est gift of love:
when (F)we could not reach (C)heav en, lay (G)heav en came to (Dsus)us.
(G)He made a (C)way in a (G)man ger, a (D)way through the (G)Son,
Mes (C)si ah, the (G)Prom ised, be fore (Am7)time had be (D)gun.
For (G)God so loved this world, though He (Em)knew what love would (A)cost, He made a (Am7)way in a (G)man ger
to make a (G)way (D)to the (Csus2)cross.
In (C)Beth le hem, a sta ble be (G)came a throne of grace,
as (F)God Him self, our (C)Sav ior, drew a (G)near to take our (D)place.
His (C)moth er smiled in won der as (G)shep herds stood in awe;
the (F)sac ri fice of (C)heav en lay (G)sleep ing in the (Dsus)straw.
(G)He made a (C)way in a (G)man ger, a (D)way through the (G)Son,
Mes (C)si ah, the (G)Prom ised, be fore (Am7)time had be (D)gun.
For (G)God so loved this world, though He (Em)knew what love would (A)cost, He made a (Am7)way in a (G)man ger
to make a (G)way (D)to the (Csus2)cross.
In (G)cross.
He is the Life who died our (G)death.
The (Am7)pre cious Lord (G)Je sus
laid (F)down His sweet (G)head.
A (G)way in a (G)man ger, no (C)crib for a (G)bed,
the (Am7)lit tle Lord (G)Je sus lay (C)down (D)His sweet (Em)head.
The (G)stars in the (G)sky
looked (C)down where He (G)lay,
the (Am7)lit tle Lord (G)Je sus a (D7)sleep
on the (C)hay.
He made a (Csus2)cross.
This page shows “He Made A Way In A Manger” by Vicky Beeching in our color-coded kid songbook view — every note is colored by pitch (red C, orange D, yellow E, green F, blue G, purple A, pink B) and the lyrics sit directly under each note, so children can sing along while they play. The song is in the key of G at 67 BPM, a slightly more challenging arrangement — practice each phrase slowly first.