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On a (Bb)mag ic night in Beth le (Gm)hem,
on the (Eb)birth day of a Boy,
the (Bb)an gels (Eb)sang and the heav ens (Gm)rang (F)with tid ings of (F)great joy.
And (Bb)on that (Eb)night an an cient (Gm)spark
had (Eb)jour neyed from a far.
The (Bb)great est (Eb)gift that God could (Gm)give (F)be came the Christ (F)mas star.
There’s a (Gm)light that shines on ev ’ry one, (F)burn ing (Gm)bright er ev ’ry day.
(F)For the (Gm)souls who search for peace on earth,
it’s the (Eb)Christ mas star that lights
(F)the (Bb)way.
For the (Bb)wan d’ring (Eb)flock the shep herds (Gm)watch
is (Eb)still the same to day;
re (Bb)turn ing (Eb)ev ’ry child of (Gm)God (F)who’s ev er gone (F)a stray.
There’s a (Gm)light that shines on ev ’ry one, (F)burn ing (Gm)bright er ev ’ry day.
(F)For the (Gm)souls who search for peace on earth,
it’s the (Eb)Christ mas star that lights
(F)the (Bb)way.
For the (Bb)way.
There’s a (Ab)light
ev ’ry one can (Eb)see,
a song for ev ’ry (Bb)heart to sing.
There’s a (Ab)light
shin ing from a (Eb)bove,
(Eb)giv ing ev er (F)last
(Bb)ing
(F7)love.
There’s a (Eb)Christ mas star,
(F)Christ mas (Gm)star,
(Eb)Christ mas star.
(Ebmaj7)Ooh,
(Ebmaj7)Christ mas (F)star, burn ing (Eb)bright er,
(Eb)oh,
ev ’ry day.
(Ebmaj7)Christ mas (F)star,
(Eb)ooh,
light the way.
(Ebmaj7)Christ mas (F)star
that (Eb)lights
the (Bb)way.
This page shows “The Christmas Star” by CeCe Winans 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 Eb at 85 BPM, a comfortable easy-level arrangement perfect for first-time learners.