Oh what a precious promise

Oh what a gift of love

An angel tells a virgin that

She's gonna have a son

And though it's a precious promise

She wonders how can this be

What will the people say

And what if Joseph can't believe

And her questions and her fears

Are met with an overwhelming joy

That god has chosen her

Oh what a precious promise

Mary waits as heaven comes to earth

Oh what a precious promise

Oh what a gift of love

Joseph makes his choice to do

What few men would have done

To take Mary as his bride

When she's already carrying a child

That isn't his own

Oh what a precious promise

Mary and the child will have a home

And shepherds stand on a hillside

Their hearts racing with the news the angel told them

A star's light fills up the dark sky

As the night of precious promise is unfolding

Oh what a precious promise

Oh what a gift of love

The waiting now is over and

The time has finally come

For the god who made this world

To roll back the curtain

And unveil his passion for the heart of man

Oh what a precious promise

Lying in a manger in Bethlehem

Oh what a precious promise

Lying in a manger in Bethlehem