long time ago in bethlehem so the holy bible say mary s boy child jesus christ was born on christmas day shepherds watched their flocks by night they saw a bright new shining star heard a choir from heaven sing the music came from afar hark now hear the angels sing new king born today and man will live for evermore because of christmas day now joseph and his wife mary came to bethlehem that night they found no place to bear her child not a single room was in sight hark now hear the angels sing new king born today and man will live for evermore because of christmas day hark now hear the angels sing new king born today and man will live for evermore because of christmas day hark now hear the angels sing new king born today and man will live for evermore because of christmas day hark now hear the angels sing new king born today and man will live for evermore because of christmas day because of christmas day man will live for evermore because of christmas day