Author: Sophia Lyon Fahs, 1876-1978 Hymnal: Singing the Journey #1061 (2005) Topics: Celebration and Praise First Line: Each night a child is born is a holy night Lyrics: Each night a child is born is a holy night:
A time for singing,
A time for wondering,
A time for worshipping,
Each night a child is born is a holy night.
Narrator:
1 For so the children come
And so they have been coming
Always in the same way they come
born of the seed of man and woman.
Congregation sings:
Each night a child is born is a holy night:
A time for singing,
A time for wondering,
A time for worshipping,
Each night a child is born is a holy night.
Narrator:
2 No angels herald their beginnings.
No prophets predict their future courses
No wise men see a star to show where to find
The babe that will save humankind
Congregation:
Each night a child is born is a holy night:
A time for singing,
A time for wondering,
A time for worshipping,
Each night a child is born is a holy night.
Narrator:
3 Yet each night a child is born is a holy night
Fathers and mothers–sitting beside their children’s cribs
Feel glory in the sight of a new life beginning
They ask, “Where and how will this new life end?
Or will it ever end?”
Congregation:
Each night a child is born is a holy night:
A time for singing,
A time for wondering,
A time for worshipping,
Each night a child is born is a holy night.
Narrator:
4 Each night a child is born is a holy night:
A time for singing,
A time for wondering,
A time for worshipping
Congregation:
Each night a child is born is a holy night:
A time for singing,
A time for wondering,
A time for worshipping,
Each night a child is born is a holy night.
Languages: English Tune Title: [Each night a child is born is a holy night]
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