Verse 1	        
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In the first light of a new day no one knew he had arrived 
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Things continued as they had been while a newborn softly cried 
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But the heavens wrapped in wonder knew the meaning of his birth 
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In the weakness of a baby they knew God had come to earth 


Verse 2 
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As his mother held him closely it was hard to understand 
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That her baby, not yet speaking, was the word of God to man 
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He would tell them of his kingdom but their hearts would not believe 
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They would hate him and in anger they would nail him to a tree 


Verse 3 
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But the sadness would be broken as the song of life arose 
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And the firstborn of creation would ascend and take his throne 
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He had left it to redeem us but before his life began 
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He knew he’d come back, not as a baby, but as the Lord of every man 


Verse 4 
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Hear the angels as they’re singing on the morning of his birth 
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But how much greater will their song be when he comes again to earth 
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Hear the angels as they’re singing on the morning of his birth 
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But how much greater will their song be when he comes to rule the  
earth!