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Intro D Verse 1 G A D It was not a silent night, there was blood on the ground G A You could hear a woman cry, in the alleyway that night D On the streets of David's town Bm F#m And the stable was not clean, and the cobblestones were cold G A And little Mary full of grace, With the tears upon her face D Had no mother's hand to hold Chorus G A Bm D It was a labor of pain, it was a cold sky above G But for the girl on the ground in the dark A With every beat of her beautiful heart D It was a labor of love Verse 2 G A D Noble Joseph by her side, callused hands and weary eyes G A There were no midwives to be found, on the streets of David's town D In the middle of the night Bm F#m So he held her and he prayed, shafts of moonlight on his face G A For the baby in her womb, He was the Maker of the moon D/F# A He was the Author of the faith that could make the mountains move Chorus Chorus Ending G A Little Mary full of grace, with the tears upon her face D A D It was a labor of love