What was he thinking in the starlight? Did he have time to think at all? A carpenter his whole life, now he was a midwife And then the shepherds came to call When Joseph held the newborn baby Was the whole meaning still unclear? A man can get so tired, even angel choirs Just leave a ringing in his ears Was it all a blur, all too much Until at last, the Sun came up Did it dawn on him At the moment when Morning chased the night away Did it dawn on him This was God with him In the light of Christmas day Now we put Joseph in the stable We put the stable on display A sweet nativity scene, fragments of an old dream What kind of difference does it make? But if that baby in the manger Came to be Light for everyone Maybe all the darkness, here inside our hearts is A sign that only he can come And end at last the tyranny Of endless night and set us free Let it dawn on us Like the morning Sun Let it chase our night away Let it dawn on us This is God with us In the light of Christmas day In the light of Christmas day Let it shine, shine, shine Let it dawn on us This is God with us In the light of Christmas day