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 new king born today   and man will live forevermore   because of christmas day   trumpets sound and angels sing   listen what they say   that man will live forevermore   because of christmas day      while shepherds watch their flock by night   they see a bright new shining star   then hear a choir sing   the music seemed to come from afar   now joseph and his wife mary   come to bethleham that night   then find no place to born the child   not a single room was in sight      hark now hear the angels sing   a new king born today   and man will live forevermore   because of christmas day   trumpets sound and angels sing   listen what they say   that man will live forevermore   because of christmas day      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      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 new king born today   and man will live forevermore   because of christmas day   trumpets sound and angels sing   listen what they say   that man will live forevermore   because of christmas day   hark now hear the angels sing   listen what they say   that man will live forevermore   because of christmas day