This is the day of Jesus*
This is the day of peace

Joy to the world at Christmas
Jesus, this is Christmas for the free


Blunt is the pain of hunger
Cold is the wind of grief
Motherless child

Has a hard time for comfort
Jesus, this is Christmas for the free


Maybe you'd decide
If you'd just stop talking all the while
About the honour and the style

Of your solution
Look around you
Open your heart

And let your love grow

I want to be loved

And I can't be crying all the while
I need someone to smile
For just the feeling


Joy to the world at Christmas
Love to the folk who can

Meanwhile the promises
And bodies are broken, Jesus,
Bloody in this winter wonderland


Where is the love of Jesus?
Where is the love of peace?

Where are the people
Who promised us comfort?
Why are they quarrelling their needs?

When this is the day of Jesus
When this is the day of peace
Joy to the world at Christmas time

Jesus, this is Christmas for the free



This is the day of Jesus*
This is the day of peace
Joy to the world at Christmas