Rise and Shine

VERSE: |G . |Cadd9 |Am . |C . |G . | |G . |Cadd9 |Am . |C . | SHORT Chorus: |G . |Cadd9 |Am |G . | Chorus: |G . |Cadd9 |Am | (x2) BRIDGE: |Em . |C . |Em . |Cadd9 | LAST VERSE: |Em . |Cadd9 |Em . |C . |G . | |G . |Cadd9 |Am . |C . | VERSE 1: Well I remember how the snow fell in December The angels flew in pageants and in dreams When I came in at six o'clock from a long hard day of playing The warmth of Mama's cooking or was it the warmth of Mama's love There were cardboard pirate ships in mud-puddle seas And the backyard was a battleground for cowboys And daddy drug me out of bed one early Sunday morning I remember how he smiled at me and said he said HALF Rise, rise and shine The day is coming on and you know the night is gone so rise VERSE 2: I remember how the shepherds lay in slumber The angels came and broke them from their dreams When Mary raised her weary head and Joseph stood there grinning The world awoke to the coming of a King There were haystacks in His palace and a manger was His throne As a hush fell on the little town of David The hillside never shined so bright as early Christmas morning You could almost hear the very heavens sing they sang Rise, rise and shine The sun is coming in and the morning light is shining in your eyes Oh, rise and shine The day is coming on and you know the night is gone so rise BRIDGE: |Em . |C . |Em . |C . | VERSE 3: I remember how the sunlight turned to thunder The people ran for shelter from the rain The curtain tore and the saints awoke and the whole earth seemed to tremble From the fury of God's anger or was it the fury of His love There were shadows on the tomb there in the garden And the mist was rising slowly through the trees When Mary saw the silhouette on early Easter morning I remember how He smiled at her and said He said REPEAT Chorus all songs by andrew peterson are © by andrew peterson (if a song is not by andrew peterson, it is copyright by someone else)