Short is the story, which happened long ago
In the town of Bethlehem, the land of the Lord.
When his time came to be born, to be born as you and me.
There was no room from him, to be born as you and me.
Then his beautiful mother, her longing to rest,
Joseph her spouse prepared a place to rest.

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Then on the earth and in the sky, the time stood still,
the time stood still, and then we heard a baby cry,
baby cry, a baby cry.

Beautiful Jesus, the name given to him
Baby born and who was blessed, our Lord and our peace.
When his time came to be born, to be born as you and me.
Then his beautiful mother, her longing to know,
Future to be, and all that it would show...

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Short is the story, it happened long ago
in the town of Bethlehem, A home like we know.
When his time came to be born, to be born as you and me,
there was no room for him to be born as you and me.
Then his beautiful mother, the same as our own,
Joseph her spouse doing what fathers do...

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And then we heard a baby cry, a baby cry, a baby cry.