Stars lingered over us shepherds, we commoners
Watching our flocks by night
Then in the sky above glory of heaven shone
Angel appeared in the light
And in four hundred years
Not one word was spo - ken
And the prophets were silent
Leaving us in the dark - ness
But then what should appear
Do we hear a new sound in this silent night?
For the first time
Not a si - lent night
Come let us go and see a long expected king
Hurry, new paths we had made
"What is this?" wondered we. "God in humanity?
Were we expecting a babe?"
And in four hundred years
What a sight for sore eyes
Of the light through our tears
Hearts were pierced by a babe's cry
And we fell to our knees
At the sound of a king, this our hearts reply
For the first time
Not a si - lent night
Now, we still waited long to sing our final song
And this whole earth joins in groaning
Someday soon we will see the glory of our king
Take us to our final home
And the trumpets will sound
With all evil defeated
We will rise from the ground
With this story completed
All will fall to their knees
At the sight of a king, this our hearts reply
For all time
Not a si - lent night