new Christmas song - Raise Your Voices In The Song - Tam & Neen
Channel: WildeNotesMusic
Date: 29/12/2009

This new Christmas song was written in 1993 & these sisters have sung it together many times  but never got a good recording, much less video,  till now.   Hope you enjoy it.   
Here are the lyrics & embedded chords.

"Raise Your Voices In The Song (Of Peace On Earth)"
words & music by R Jeanene Pratt © 1993, 2002

RAISE YOUR VOICES IN THE SONG    (words & music by R. Jeanene Pratt) 
4/4 time

Ma(Am)ny, many years ago, (Dm) in a time of strife and woe, 
(E)In a little vi(E7)llage they call Be(Am)thleh(E)em, 
G(Am)od sent down a legacy, (Dm) precious gift for you and me, 
(E)Holy baby b(E7)orn to be our s(Am)avi(E)or and fri(Am)end.*

    An(Am) gel voices ra(E)ng across the winter sky 
    (Am)Telling all the wo(Dm)rld the story o(E)f the holy bi(E7)rth! 
    Jo(Am) yous! Joyous! W(E)hat a celeb(E7)ration! 
    A(Am) ngel voices sa(Dm)ng the song of Pe(E)ace O(E7)n Ea(Am)rth! 


Sh(Am)epherds toiling, so they say, (Dm) in fields not far away 
(E)Heard music fl(E7)oating through the sk(Am)ies ab(E)ove. 
(Am)From their labors long they st(Dm)opped to listen to the song, 
(E)Then went to Be(E7)thlehem to sh(Am)ow th(E)eir lo(Am)ve.

They st(Am)opped, they hushed, they li(E)stened while the angels sang, 
(Am)Telling them the gr(Dm)eatest story th(E)ey had ever he(E7)ard.** 
Then j(Am)oyous! Joyous! They jo(E)ined the celebr(E7)ation, 
Ra(Am)ised their voices i(Dm)n the song of "Pe(E)ace o(E7)n ea(Am)rth! 


Ce(Am)nturies have gone their way.    (Dm)   Do the people of today 
Kn(E)ow the deeper me(E7)aning of this se(Am)ason of the ye(E)ar? 
M(Am)any times the neon lights h(Dm)ide the Christmas star from sight, 
(E)And the song of pe(E7)ace can be so h(Am)ard t(E)o he(Am)ar. 


So st(Am)op! Hu(Am)sh! L(E)isten while the angels sing. 
(Am)Telling all the wo(Dm)rld the story o(E)f the holy bi(E7)rth, 
Then, j(Am)oyous! Joyous! Come, jo(E)in the celebr(E7)ation, 
Ra(Am)ise Your Voices I(Dm)n The Song of "Pe(E)ace n(E7)n ea(Am)rth! 


Th'a(Am)ngels' song is still alive. In fa(Dm)ith and love it can survive, 
(E)And it gives our he(E7)arts a reason t(Am)o rejo(E)ice. 
You m(Am)ay not hear it in the air, but i(Dm)f you pause or say a prayer 
(E)You will hear it e(E7)cho in that st(Am)ill, sm(E)all vo(Am)ice.

So st(Am)op! Hu(Am)sh! L(E)isten while the angels sing 
(Am)Telling all the wo(Dm)rld the story o(E)f the holy bi(E7)rth! 
Then, j(Am)oyous! Joyous! Come, jo(E)in the celebr(E7)ation, 
Ra(Am)ise Your Voices I(Dm)n The Song of "Pe(E)ace n(E7)n ea(Am)rth!

Repeat last chorus, a cappella, softly on the first 2 lines, then fortissimo, with guitar on the last two lines.

©1993, 1999, 2002, 2003, 2009 R. Jeanene Pratt 
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