Lyrics Brandon Heath

Brandon Heath

The Night Before Christmas

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

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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