Joy has dawned upon the world

Words:

Joy has dawned upon the world,

promised from creation:

God's salvation now unfurled,

hope for every nation.

Not with fanfares from above,

not with scenes of glory.

But a humble gift of love:

Jesus born of Mary.

Sounds of wonder fill the sky

with the songs of angels,

As the mighty Prince of Life

shelters in a stable.

Hands that set each star in place,

shaped the earth in darkness,

Cling now to a mother's breast,

vulnerable and helpless.

Shepherds bow before the Lamb,

gazing at the glory;

Gifts of men from distant lands

prophesy the story.

Gold, a King is born today,

incense, God is with us,

Myrrh, His death will make a way,

and by His blood He'll win us.

Son of Adam, Son of heaven,

given as a ransom,

Reconciling God and man,

Christ our mighty Champion.

What a Saviour, what a Friend,

what a glorious mystery:

Once a babe in Bethlehem,

now the Lord of history.