When a Child Is Born

A ray of hope flickers in the sky A tiny star lights up way up high And all across the land dawns a brand-new morn' This comes to pass when a child is born A silent wish sails the seven seas The winds of change whisper in the trees And the walls of doubt crumble, tossed and torn This comes to pass when a child is born A rosy hew settles all around And you've got to feel that you're on solid ground And for a spell of tune, no one seems forlorn This comes to pass when a child is born All of this happened when the worlds was waiting for that one child And his colour didn't matter, he was born wise, meek and mild And that child grew up and turned tears into laughter Spoke only of peace and love ever after And all because that child was born It's all a dream, an illusion now It must come true, some time soon somehow And all across the land dawns a brand-new morn' This comes to pass when a child is born This comes to pass when a child is born When a child is born (A ray in a manger)