Long time ago in Bethlehem
So the Holy Bible say
Mary's boy child Jesus Christ
Was born on Christmas day
Hark now hear the angels sing
A newborn King today
And man will live forevermore
Because of Christmas day
Trumpets sound and angels sing
Listen to what they say
That Man will live forevermore
Because of Christmas day

While shepherds watched their flocks by night
They saw a bright new shining star
They heard a choir sing
The music seemed to come from afar

Now Joseph and his wife Mary
Come to Bethlehem that night
They found no place to bear her child
Not a single room was in sight

By and by they find a little nook
In a stable all forlorn
And in a manger cold and dark
Mary's little Boy was born!

Copyright: Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Writer(s): Jester Hairston