Empty manger, perfect stranger, about to be born Into darkness, sadness, desperate madness, creation so torn We were so lost on earth, no peace, no worth, no way to escape In fear, no faith, no hope, no grace, and no light But that was the night before Christmas Warm hay, cold sweat, a mother, not yet, praying Godspeed the dawn She looks to her man, holding her hand, they wonder how long And the shepherds, wise men come to find them, and bow to a king One star above shining on love, so bright it lit up the night before Christmas And the world didn't know mercy was meek and so mild And the world didn't know that truth was as pure as a child The night before Christmas The night before Christmas And the world didn't know, redemption was sweet and so strong And the world didn't know salvation was writing a song The night before Christmas The night before Christmas The night before Christmas Empty manger, perfect stranger, about to be born