Full Lyrics
VERSE 1
Long time ago in Bethlehem,
So the Holy Bible says,
Mary's boy child Jesus Christ,
Was born on Christmas day.
CHORUS
Hark now hear the angels sing;
A new king born today,
And man will live for evermore
Because of Christmas day.
Trumpets sound and angels sing,
Listen to what they say,
And man will live for evermore
Because of Christmas day.
VERSE 2
While shepherds watch'd their flocks by night,
They saw a bright new shining star,
They heard a choir sing a song;
The music seem'd to come from afar.
VERSE 3
Now Joseph and his wife Mary
Came to Bethlehem that night,
She found no place to bear her child,
Not a single room was in sight.
VERSE 4
By and by they found a little nook
In a stable all forlorn,
And in a manger cold and dark
Mary's little boy was born.
