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Empty manger, perfect stranger, about to be born
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Into darkness, sadness, desperate madness, creation so torn
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We were so lost on earth, no peace, no worth, no way to escape
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In fear, no faith, no hope, no grace, and no light
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But that was the night before Christmas
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Warm hay, cold sweat, a mother, not yet, praying Godspeed the dawn
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She looks to her man, holding her hand, they wonder how long
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And the shepherds, wise men come to find them, and bow to a king
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One star above shining on love, so bright it lit up the night before Christmas
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And the world didn't know, mercy was meek and so mild
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And the world didn't know that truth was as pure as a child
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The night before Christmas
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The night before Christmas
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And the world didn't know, redemption was sweet and so strong
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And the world didn't know salvation was writing a song
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The night before Christmas
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The night before Christmas
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The night before Christmas
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Empty manger, perfect stranger, about to be born