not so silent night

do you hear what i hear, on this christmas day, echoes from a stable long ago, word of god, now bundled, in a manger lined with hay, baby with a message, born to grow, hear the sound, of chains now broken, love came down, god has spoken, songs of hope, ringing through the sky, on this not so silent night, oh, to be an angel, on a midnight clear, joining in a chorus of unending joy, tell it on the mountain, heaven has drawn near, hand of god with fingers of a baby boy, hear the bells, resound with glory, hear them tell, the age-old story, songs of hope, ringing through the sky, on this not so silent night, voice of god, in a newborn cry, a father calls, through a gift of life