On a clear night, many many years ago   Two weary strangers moving slow   Were looking for a place to stay      But there was no place   Though they traveled many miles   So Mary being great with Child   Lay down on the sweet smelling hay      And then a bright light fell from Heaven   As a special star shone bright   And three wise men from a foreign land   Came to worship Him that night      And in the clear night   You could hear the Angels sing   Praises to the newborn King   Jesus is the light of the world      And the Angels heralding the Holy Birth   Were singing peace to men on earth   Unto you is born a Son      And the shepherds   Though they had their flocks to tend   Journeyed unto Bethlehem   To behold the Holy One      And then the Boy grew up to be a Man   Come to set the captives free   Come to heal the sick and raise the dead   And to cause the blind to see      And the best part   Is even though He's gone away   He'll be coming back someday   Jesus is the light of the world      And the best part   Is even though He's gone away   He'll be coming back someday   Jesus is the light of the world   Jesus is the light of the world   Jesus is the light of the world