This Little child
Joanna Field Lyrics

Who would have thought That long ago So very far away A little child Would be born And in a manger laid
It is surprising that a tiny baby was born in a far-off place, only for Him to be laid in a manger.

And who would have thought This little child Was born the King of Kings The son of just a carpenter But for whom the angels sing
It is shocking that this little baby born of humble birth is the King of Kings whom the angels sing about.

And who would have thought That as He grew And with other children played This child with whom They laughed and sang Would die for them some day
It is surprising that the little boy that played and sang with other children would eventually give His life to save them.

And who would have thought This little child Could make a blind man see Feed the hungry Make rich the poor And set the sinner free
It is unexpected that this little baby could perform miracles like giving sight to the blind, feed the hungry, enrich the poor, and liberate the sinner.

Oh, who would have thought This little child Was who the prophets said Would take away The sins of man And rise up from the dead
It is surprising that this little boy was the person the prophets talked about who would take away man's sins and rise from the dead.

Oh, I believe And I will always sing This little child Is the King Oh, I believe And I will always sing This little child He is the King of Kings
I believe that this little baby is our King and will always be the King of Kings.

Many years Have come and gone Yet this world remains the same Empires have been built and fallen Only time has made a change
Many years have passed, but the world still looks the same. Empires have risen and fallen, but only the passage of time causes any significant changes.

Nation against nation Brother against brother Men so filled with hatred Killing one another
Nations fight, brothers fight, and hatred fills men's hearts, leading them to kill one another.

And over half the world is starving While our banner of decency is torn Debating over disarmaments Killing children before they're born
More than half of the world's population is hungry, while our sense of morality has become skewed. We argue about disarmament while killing unborn children.

And fools who march To win the right To justify their sin When every nation that has fallen Has fallen from within
Foolish people march to gain the right to justify their sins, forgetting that every nation that has fallen did so from within themselves.

Yet in the midst of this darkness There is a hope, a light that burns This little child The King of Kings Some day will Return
Despite the darkness and chaos in the world, there is a glimmer of hope, a light that burns. This little child, the King of Kings, will return someday.

Oh, I believe And I will always sing This little child Is the King Oh, I believe And I will always sing This little child He is the King Of Kings
I believe that this little baby is our King and will always be the King of Kings.

And who would have thought This little child Is who the prophets said Will return to judge this world The living and the dead
It is surprising that this little baby is the person the prophets talked about, who will come back to judge the world, both the living and the dead.

Oh can't you see that long ago So very far away This little child Our only hope Was born a King That day
Can't you see that long ago, far away, our only hope was born a King, that day.