A ray of hope flickers in the sky
A tiny star lights up way up high
All across the land, dawns a brand-new morn'
This comes to pass when a child is born

A silent wish sails the seven seas
The winds of change whisper in the trees
And the walls of doubt crumble, tossed and torn
This comes to pass when a child is born

A rosy hue settles all around
You've got to feel you're on solid ground
For a spell or two, no one seems forlorn
This comes to pass when a child is born

     And all of this happens
     Because the world is waiting
     Waiting for one child
     Black, white, yellow, no one knows
     But a child that will grow up and turn tears to laughter
     Hate to love, war to peace
     And everyone to everyone's neighbor
     And misery and suffering
     Will be words to be forgotten forever

It's all a dream, an illusion now
It must come true, sometime soon somehow
All across the land, dawns a brand-new morn'
This comes to pass when a child is born