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(A)Long ing for a Sav ior,
a (E)hope less world would wait.
as (D)Sin de mand ed jus tice at a (E)price we could not pay.
But (A)God dis played His mer cy,
the (E)great est gift of love:
when (A)we could not reach heav en, lay (E)heav en came to us.
(E)He made a way in a man ger, a (B)way through the Son,
Mes (A)si ah, the Prom ised, be fore (F#m7)time had be gun.
For (A)God so loved this world,
though He (C#m7)knew what love would cost, (F#)He made a way in a (E)man ger
to make a (E)way (B)to the (Amaj9)cross.
In (A)Beth le hem, a sta ble
be (E)came a throne of grace,
as (D)God Him self, our Sav ior, drew a (E)near to take our place.
His (A)moth er smiled in won der
as (E)shep herds stood in awe;
the (A)sac ri fice of heav en lay (E)sleep ing in the straw.
(E)He made a way in a man ger, a (B)way through the Son,
Mes (A)si ah, the Prom ised, be fore (F#m7)time had be gun.
For (A)God so loved this world,
though He (C#m7)knew what love would cost, (F#)He made a way in a (E)man ger
to make a (E)way (B)to the (Amaj9)cross.
In (E)cross.
He is the Life who died our (E)death.
The (F#m7)pre cious Lord (E)Je sus
laid (D)down His sweet head.
A way in a (E)man ger, no (A)crib for a (E)bed,
the (F#m7)lit tle Lord (E)Je sus lay (A)down His sweet (C#m)head.
The (E)stars in the (E)sky
looked (A)down where He (E)lay,
the (F#m7)lit tle Lord (E)Je sus a (A)sleep
(B7)on the (A)hay.
He made a way (Amaj9)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 E at 66 BPM, a medium-difficulty arrangement — try slowing the tempo down using the BPM control.