Intro
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Verse 1
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It was not a silent night, there was blood on the ground
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You could hear a woman cry, in the alleyway that night
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On the streets of David's town
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And the stable was not clean, and the cobblestones were cold
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And little Mary full of grace, With the tears upon her face
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Had no mother's hand to hold
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It was a labor of pain, it was a cold sky above
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But for the girl on the ground in the dark
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With every beat of her beautiful heart
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It was a labor of love
Verse 2
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Noble Joseph by her side, callused hands and weary eyes
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There were no midwives to be found, on the streets of David's town
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In the middle of the night
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So he held her and he prayed, shafts of moonlight on his face
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For the baby in her womb, He was the Maker of the moon
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He was the Author of the faith that could make the mountains move
Chorus
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Ending
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Little Mary full of grace, with the tears upon her face
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It was a labor of love