Oh what innocence
Sleeping in a manger
Under dreamless skies
See the newborn king
Trading every glory
For a silent night

Here is the promise we have waited for
He will not leave us in the dark

He will bear our weight
He will wear our shame
Come lift him high
Behold the savior
Jesus Christ
Law of love and light
Come lift him high
Behold the savior

Veiled deity
Praise of every angel
Shepherds bowing low
Sweet humility
Mercy as a baby
God in flesh and bone

Here is the promise we have waited for
He will not leave us in the dark

Here is the promise we have waited for
He will not leave us in the dark
He is the promise we have waited for
The cry of every searching heart

He will bear our weight
He will wear our shame
Come lift him high
Behold the savior
Jesus christ
Law of love and light

Come lift him high
Behold the savior