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