Oh, the snowflakes fell in silence

Over Belleau Wood that night

For a Christmas truce had been declared

By both sides of the fight

As we lay there in our trenches

The silence broke in two

By a German soldier singing

A song that we all knew



Though I did not know the language

The song was "Silent Night"



Then I heard my buddy whisper,

"All is calm and all is bright"

Then the fear and doubt surrounded me

'Cause I'd die if I was wrong

But I stood up in my trench

And I began to sing along



Then across the frozen battlefield

Another's voice joined in

Until one by one each man became

A singer of the hymn



Then I thought that I was dreaming

For right there in my sight

Stood the German soldier

'Neath the falling flakes of white

And he raised his hand and smiled at me

As if he seemed to say

Here's hoping we both live

To see us find a better way



Then the devil's clock struck midnight

And the skies lit up again

And the battlefield where heaven stood

Was blown to hell again



But for just one fleeting moment

The answer seemed so clear

Heaven's not beyond the clouds

It's just beyond the fear



No, heaven's not beyond the clouds

It's for us to find it here