When A Child Is Born

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A ray of hope flickers in the 
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sky  a tiny star lights up way up 
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high
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All across the land, dawns a 
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brand new morn this comes to pass
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 when a child is born
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A silent wish sails the seven 
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seas the winds of change whisper in
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 the trees
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And the walls of doubt crumble, 
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tossed and torn this comes to pass
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 when a child is born
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A rosy hue settles all around  
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you've got the feel you're on 
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solid ground
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For a spell or two, no-one seems 
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forlorn  this comes to pass when
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 a child is born
"Singer recitate and Chorus"
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 neighbour
And misery and suffering will be 
words to be forgotten, forever
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It's all a dream, an illusion 
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now it must come true, sometime soon
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 somehow
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All across the land, dawns a 
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brand new morn this comes to pass
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 when a child is born
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A ray of hope flickers in the 
             Am           G   F  
sky a tiny star lights up way up 
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high
     F          G          Em    
All across the land, dawns a 
            Am          G    Dm  
brand new morn this comes to pass
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 when a child is born
Chorus
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Hum. hum, hum, hum, hum, hum, hum,
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 hum, hum
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Hum. hum, hum, hum, hum, hum, 
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hum, hum, hum "Fade out"