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