In the still and calm Through the hallowed night Underneath a winter sky Came the promised king Not in palace courts But a filthy stable floor Holy night when worlds collided Love eternal chose a form Flesh and blood with heaven united In a humble manger born Oh the wonder of that moment Human birth met the divine The squalor and the saviour The baby that was God As he opened his eyes for the first time All of nature held its breath For this tiny child wrapped in swaddling cloth Was the hope for all mankind Glory to the one above Peace on earth and heaven’s love So join the angels’ thunderous song In proclaiming christ has come