That Night When Christ Was Born

By Swami Kriyananda. Performed in the Temple of Light by the Ananda Joy Singers on Dec 11th, 2022.

Lyrics

1. Once there lived a tiny nightingale

In the ancient land of Israel.

Not a note he ever sang until

That night when Christ was born.

Chorus:

That night! That night!

No song he did sing,

So wise men tell,

Till that night when Christ was born.

2. On that night he came upon a field;

There a band of shepherds to sleep did yield,

For none knew what wonders the dark concealed,

That night when Christ was born.

3. Suddenly an angel host appeared,

With their songs the solemn darkness cleared,

And the shepherds awoke,

God’s host revered,

That night when Christ was born.

4. Then the nightingale did fly up high

Till he joined the angels in the sky;

In his joy he opened his beak to cry,

That night when Christ was born.

5. As he tried to chirp that holy name

Suddenly his voice in music came,

And with angel choirs he did proclaim

That night when Christ was born.

6. Ever since that night, the nightingale

Every heart with music does regale,

And his favorite song, it is the tale

Of that night when Christ was born.

7. Then let us, if we would sweetly sing,

Join the angels praising Christ the king,

That they to our hearts once more may bring

That night when Christ was born.

Chorus for last verse only:

That night! That night!

No song we can sing,

So wise men tell,

Till that night when Christ is born.