Joy to the world
The Lord has come
Let earth

Receive her king

Now it was long ago

When it all began
Back in Bethlehem
In the promised land


When a single star
Appeared in the sky

And three kings saw
And they each asked why
Asked why...


And they checked the books
Full of prophecy

And the one king said
Why it's plain to me


You see it means
That a king is born
Who will save mankind

On this blessed morn
Blessed morn...


So they packed some gold
Myrrh and frankincense
On some old camel

With some fancy tents

Closed down the house

Set the servants free
And three kings rode
Into history

History...

It was long ago

In a foreign land
When the Lord looked down
Said to make a stand

So He sent His son
And said, 'through him you'll know me!'
You'll know me


Then the angels came
And when they start to sing

All at once the past

It doesn't mean a thing

And the star comes out
And the wise men say, Hey show me!
Oh, show me


And they followed it
Over hills and sand

Til' they found the child
Like it all was planned
And as they knelt before

The newborn king

The angel's were singing

In their angel style
How all of our hopes
Had come down to this child


THEN HE REACHED FOR THE SONG
AND HE HELD IT IN HIS HAND

(IT WAS SOMETHING THAT HE DID
BECAUSE ANGELS CAN)


AND HE WONDERED TO HIMSELF
"IT THIS THE ANSWER THAT I SOUGHT"
BUT SOMETHING WAS STILL MISSING

OR AT LEAST SO HE STILL THOUGHT

AND SO HE JOURNEYED ON
THROUGH THE MIDNIGHT WINTER AIR
WHEN ALL AT ONCE OUR ANGEL

FELT THE TOUCH OF A MAN'S PRAYER

AND LOOKING ONCE MORE TO THE EARTH
TO DETERMINE WHENCE IT CAME
HE FELT A MILLION SOULS BELOW

BUT ONE WAS NOT THE SAME

FOR THERE HE SAW A MAN ALONE
THOUGH HE WAS WALKING IN A CROWD
AND THOUGH THIS MAN HAD RARELY PRAYED

TONIGHT HIS HEAD WAS BOWED

FOR EVEN IN A CROWD, YOU SEE
A HEART CAN FEEL ALONE
WHEN THE NIGHT IS CHRISTMAS EVE

A CHILD IS NOT AT HOME

SO FROM A FATHER TO THE LORD
A PRAYER DID SWIFTLY RACE
BUT THE ANGEL SAW IT FIRST
AND HE LISTENED TO ITS CASE