G It is the greatest story ever told Em The Prince leaves his palace and his noble throne C To fight a battle for his subject's souls D Am D G The fate of the world in his royal hands G And it was an unlikely battleground Em With the cows and the sheep and the shepherds gathered round C As Mary held him her heart began to pound D Am D G The weight of the world in a baby's hands G Betrayed by the very hearts he came to save Em Father forgive them someone heard him say C Then like a gift He gave his life away D Am D G Held out to the world with His nail-pierced hands Em C Am D The Hands that put the stars in place, bound by hands He made G When people ask what Christmas means to me Em I think of the Prince up on that Christmas tree C I tell them about how His love set me free D Am D G When He changed my life with a touch of His hands Em Am D G With His hands