[Intro]
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Bb

[Verse I]
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The picture in the book had 'em smiling
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with halos on their heads

Sitting in a stable
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Their eyes up to the skies, a light was shining down
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on them. But this was no fable
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They were fighting for a life, on a dark and desperate night
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Cause there was no room at the inn
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In the middle of the fight, as Mary starts to cry,
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Joseph was left wondering

[Chorus]
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If this is where our hope begins
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Hallelujah, a baby's cries pierce the night
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This is where our hope begins
     F                            C
Hallelujah, he's come to earth to give us light
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So if you're broken down and beaten to the floor
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Just remember you're the one he came here for
C
This is where our hope begins

[Verse II]
      F                                                          Bb
There was no silent night, nothing peaceful 'bout that Christmas day

There in the stable
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Through the sweat and through the fear, in the hurting and the tears,
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he came. And he was able
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To open up our eyes, to fill our hearts with light
Bb                      F
Showing us our father's plan
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In the middle of the night, when we have no strength to fight
Bb                                 C
Sometimes it's hard for us to understand

[Chorus]
                          Bb
If this is where our hope begins
     F                    C
Hallelujah, a baby's cries pierce the night
                        Bb
This is where our hope begins
     F                            C
Hallelujah, he's come to earth to give us light
             Dm              C             Bb
So if you're broken down and beaten to the floor
      Dm                 C                Bb
Just remember you're the one he came here for
C                      Bb
This is where our hope begins

[Bridge]
           F                   C
In the hardship, when you're broken
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This is where your hope begins
               F                    C
When you're weary, your prayers unspoken

[Chorus]
    F                                                      Bb
The picture in the book had him smiling with a halo on his head
    F                                                 Bb
His eyes up to the skies, a light was shining down on him
       Dm                         C
But if we could really see how he looked upon that tree
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The nails driven through his hands
       Dm                       C
In the middle of the storm, his body wrecked and torn
    Bb                             C
Sometimes it's hard for us to understand

[Chorus]
                         Bb          F
This is where our hope begins, hallelujah
                   C
Our savior's cries pierced the night
                         Bb          F
This is where our hope begins, hallelujah
                    C
He came to earth to give us life

[Ending]
               Dm            C             Bb
So if you're broken down and beaten on the floor
       Dm                C                Bb
Just remember you're the one he came here for
               Dm            C             Bb
So if you're broken down and beaten on the floor
C                          F    Bb   F
This is where your hope begins.