In a (Am)land far a way, time stood still long a go.
There were (Am)shep herds in fields, or at least this is how the sto ry goes,
the sto ry goes.
(Am)Wom an with child, and an inn with no room.
There were (Am)Born in a man ger, fore tell ing a tomb.
the This is how
the sto ry goes.
But it’s more than a fa ble,
and it’s more than a fair y tale,
and (Dm7)more than my mind
(C)can con (Gsus)ceive.
I be (Eb)lieve
the (Cm)wise men (Bb)saw
the (Fm)ba by boy the an gels called the (Fm)Son of (Abmaj7)God.
(Fm)Heav en’s (Eb)Child,
the (Cm)great I (Bb)AM,
(Fm)born to take a way my sin through nail pierced (Abmaj7)hands.
Em man u (Eb)el
has (Bbsus)come,
I be (Am)lieve.
(Am)Two thou sand years, still the sto ry lives on.
(Am)God’s gift to us, sent to earth wrapped in flesh, His on ly Son,
His on ly Son.
And the (Fsus2)heart beat of heav en
con (Am7)found ed our wis dom,
but it’s (Dm7)still the sim ple truth that set me (Gsus)free.
I be (Eb)lieve
the wise men saw
the ba by boy the an gels called the (Bb)Son of (Abmaj7)God.
(Fm)Heav en’s (Eb)Child,
the great I AM,
(Bb7)born to take a way my sin through nail pierced (Ab)hands.
Em man u (Eb)el
has (Bbsus)come,
and I be (Abmaj9)lieve.
(Abmaj9)Pre cious Child,
how (Eb)can it (Bb)be (Eb)that
God’s great plan
for (Eb)his to (Bb)ry (Eb)would
send You to
the (G)lone ly (Bb)tree,
(Cm)that (Ab)You would come
for (Bbsus)one like me?
I be (F)lieve
in a (C)cross.
I be lieve He came for one, He came for all.
Heav en’s (F)Child
be came a (C)Man,
gave His (Dm)life for me in (Dm)spite of all I (Bb)am.
I be (F)lieve.
I be (F)lieve,
oh, I be (F)lieve.
Christ mas (Fmaj7)lives
in (Csus)me.
I be (Dm)lieve.
This page shows “I Believe” by Natalie Grant 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 C at 54 BPM, a comfortable easy-level arrangement perfect for first-time learners.