Album: CHRISTMAS BEAT | Song lyrics to: JESUS OUR SAVIOUR
"JESUS OUR SAVIOUR"
Chorus
Jesus, our Savior, kind and good, was born in a manger of straw and wood,
And the friendly beasts around Him stood,
Jesus, our Savior, kind and good.
Repeat Chorus
Verse 1
”I,” said the donkey shaggy and brown, “I carried his mother uphill and down,
I carried her safely to Bethlehem town.
”I,” said the donkey, shaggy and brown.
Repeat Chorus
Verse 2
”I,” said the cow, all white and red, “I gave Him my manger for a bed,
I gave Him my hay to pillow His head.
”I,” said the cow, all white and red.
Verse 3
”I,” said the sheep with the curly horn,
“I gave Him my wool for a blanket warm,
He wore my coat on Christmas morn.
”I,” said the sheep with the curly horn.
Verse 4
”I,” said the dove from the rafters high,
“I cooed Him to sleep so He would not cry.
We cooed Him to sleep, my mate and I.
”I,” said the dove from the rafters high.
Repeat Chorus
Jesus, our Savior, kind and good. Jesus, our Savior, kind and good.
"JESUS OUR SAVIOUR" (with chords)
Intro: (D)-(A/D)-(G/D) Four times
(D)-(A/D)-(Gsus2)-(A) (D/B)-(A)-(Gsus2)-(A)
Chorus
(D)Jesus, our Savior, (A)kind and (D)good, was born in a manger of (G)straw and (A)wood,
And the (D)friendly (G)beasts a(A)round Him (Bm)stood,
(D)Jesus, our Savior, (A)kind and (D)good.
Repeat Chorus
Verse 1
(D)”I,” said the donkey (A)shaggy and (D)brown, “I carried his mother (G)uphill and (A)down,
I (D)carried her (G)safely to (A)Bethlehem (Bm)town.
(D)”I,” said the donkey, (A)shaggy and (D)brown.
Repeat Chorus
Verse 2
(D)”I,” said the cow, all (A)white and (D)red, “I gave Him my manger (G)for a (A)bed,
I (D)gave Him my (G)hay to (A)pillow His (Bm)head.
(D)”I,” said the cow, all (A)white and (D)red.
Interlude: (D)-(A)-(D)-(G)-(A) (D)-(G)-(A)-(Bm) (D)-(A)-(D)
Verse 3
(D)”I,” said the sheep with the (A)curly (D)horn,
“I (D)gave Him my wool for a (G)blanket (A)warm,
He (D)wore my (G)coat on (A)Christmas (Bm)morn.
(D)”I,” said the sheep with the (A)curly (D)horn.
Verse 4
(D)”I,” said the dove from the (A)rafters (D)high,
“I cooed Him to sleep so He (G)would not (A)cry.
We (D)cooed Him to (G)sleep, my (A)mate and (Bm)I.
(D)”I,” said the dove from the (A)rafters (D)high.
Repeat Chorus
(D)Jesus, our Savior, (A)kind and (D)good. (D)Jesus, our Savior, (A)kind and (D)good.
JESUS OUR SAVIOR (keywords)