From the recording Feet Be Still
Chris MacLean: Lead and Backing Vocals
Stuart Watkins: Bass
Don Cummings: Organ
Lyrics
The Promise of Peace – copyright © Chris MacLean 2005 (SOCAN)
Still living in her parents home, a messenger came one night when she was all alone
He said she’d been chosen, the deal had been done
She’d bear a child, he’d be the holy one
Joseph was strong, working with the wood
His heart was simple, his heart was good
He knew she’d suffer, in disgrace
He said, “Come with me, we’ll go far away.”
CHORUS
The promise of peace, it shone like a star
The way ones drew nearer
The same bright light, lives in each heart
If only we’d believe it
Many miles they wandered, day and night
The air grew cold but the stars were bright
It came the time for the babe to be born
They were in a foreign city, far from their home
And they didn’t have the currency with which to pay
For a room at the inn, they were turned away
The baby was born in a lowly barn
Cattle and sheep, keeping him warm.
CHORUS
We could walk on water, move mountains, part the seas
We could end all hunger
We could live in Peace
She’s a dark eyed girl, new to this place
A hijab on her head, a veil on her face
Christmas songs sound strange to her ears
In our city, she’s living in fear
And you may not understand her ways
Or the God she kneels to when she prays
But she just might be the next chosen one, to mother the Child, the holy one
CHORUS
The promise of peace, it shines like a star
The way ones draw nearer
The same bright light, lives in each heart
If only we’d believe it