When the child is born

A ray of hope flickers in the sky
A tiny star lights up way up high
All across the land, dawns a brand new morn
This comes to pass when a child is born

A silent wish sails the seven seas
The winds of change whisper in the trees
And the walls of doubt crumble, tossed and torn
This comes to pass when a child is born

A rosy hue settles all around
You've got the feel you're on solid ground
For a spell or two, no-one seems forlorn
This comes to pass when a child is born

And all of this happens
Because the world is waiting
Waiting for one child
Black, white, yellow, no-one knows
But a child that will grow up
And turn tears to laughter
Hate to love, war to peace
And everyone to everyone's neighbour
And misery and suffering will be words
To be forgotten, forever It's all a dream, an illusion now
It must come true, sometime soon somehow
All across the land, dawns a brand new morn
This comes to pass when a child is born