Who is the child that is to be born, who is the child? Less than a wisp of straw in a stable, brighter than the sun, the light from his candle, this is the Christ, this is the Christ, this is the Christ! Who is to sing the song of his birth, who is to sing? All whom the story touches and changes, hopeful and healed, whom love rearranges, these know the song, these know the song, these know the song. Who is to dance the dance of his birth, who is to dance? Limbs that are leased a life into freedom, hands that will hold the world in a welcome, these know the dance, these know the dance, these know the dance. Who are to be the bearers of Christ, who are they now? All who give birth to lively compassion, carrying peace as dearest possession, these bear the Christ, these bear the Christ, these bear the Christ.