Candlelight Carol The Cambridge Singers
Couldn't find guitar chords for this carol anywhere, so I notated them myself.
Original choral piece in Gb, transposed down 2 half steps to E, with optional key
change to F. Progressions accurate to the original.
[E]How do you [C#m]capture the [A]wind on the [B]water?
[E]How do you [C#m]count all the [A]stars in the [Bsus-B]sky?
[D#dim]How can you [G#m]measure the [C#m]love of a [F#m]mother
Or [D]how can you [A]write down a [B]baby's first [E]cry?
[F#m]Candlelight, [E]angel light, [B]firelight and [E]star glow
[A]Shine on his [E]cradle till [C#m]breaking [F#7]of d[B]awn
[A]Gloria, [B]Gloria [A]in excelsis [E]Deo!
[A]Angels are [E]singing the [B]Christ child is [E]born
[E]Shepherds and [C#m]wise men will [A]kneel and a[B]dore him
[E]Seraphim [C#m]round him their [A]vigil will [Bsus-B]keep
[D#dim]Nations pro[G#m]claim him their [C#m]Lord and their [F#m]Savior
But [D]Mary will [A]hold him and [B]sing him to [E]sleep
[F#m]Candlelight, [E]angel light, [B]firelight and [E]star glow
[A]Shine on his [E]cradle till [C#m]breaking [F#7]of d[B]awn
[A]Gloria, [B]Gloria [A]in excelsis [E]Deo!
[A]Angels are [E]singing the [B]Christ child is [E]born
[F]Find him at [Dm]Bethlehem [Bb]laid in a [C]manger
[F]Christ our Re[Dm]deemer a[Bb]sleep in the [Csus-C]hay
[Edim]Godhead in[Am]carnate and [Dm]hope of sal[Gm]vation
A [Eb]child with his [Bb]mother that [C]first Christmas [F]Day
[Gm]Candlelight, [F]angel light, [C]firelight and [F]star glow
[Bb]Shine on his [F]cradle till [Dm]breaking [G7]of [C]dawn
[Bb]Gloria, [C]Gloria [Bb]in excelsis [F]Deo!
[Bb]Angels are [F]singing the [Bb]Christ child [C]is [F]born
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