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My dear songwriters who contributed to this Christmas song that I’ve tried to perfect for 33 years. Several of you have responded with lyrics and I thank you. I have been agonizing for days on making this song better with your lovely words, but as I said before it’s all about the song. I chose the words that fit best with the melody, the theme of the song and that were more singable and believe me I tried singing them all. So with that in mind, here is the newest version. [maybe not the final version. Many of our hymns today have evolved over a span of hundreds of years. Hopefully this song will go on beyond our years. The color codes below are lyrics you contributed: WHERE WOULD WE BE? ©1989 by John Bennett (Revised 2021 by Richard Schletty, Kevin Bowen, Daniel Shaughnessy) G D Em D Oh, where would we be had not a savior been born C D G D On that wonderful Christmas morning? G D Em D With no promise of hope or redemption C D G And no Christmas songs to sing Chorus C Bm Am G No guiding star to fill the night C Bm Am G No Shepards to kneel and to pray G D Em D But the Father above gave his one only son C D G To show us the light and the way G D Em D And who would there be that could take our place C D G D On a cross for the sake of our sins? G D Em D Oh where would we be without a babe in the manger C D G Who showed us the way to forgive? Chorus: C Bm Am G No guiding star to fill the night C Bm Am G No life beyond the grave (pause) note: I kept this line for dramatic effect G Em D But the Father above gave his one only son C D G To show us the light and the way Instr then first chorus