Three stars lit the night, shining bright
On a baby swaddled tight
And all was right
In a manger safe from danger
In Bethlehem…
Two thousand years pass in a flash
While kings and Congressmen sell out for cash
Cultures clash, markets crash
And still the light from those three stars
Never fades or degrades
Because the price was paid…

Shine down- through the darkness
Shine down- through the hate
A little illumination
Can turn this world around
Forever… light the darkness
And shine down…

Now they say Bethlehem is in the tank
It’s so West Bank, let’s be frank
No self-respecting Jew
Thinks he’s gonna view
Anything true from here
And don’t assume you can get a room
But where there’s still that light, that hope
You don’t need a telescope to find it
When the stars align it…

Shine down- through the darkness
Shine down- through the hate
A little illumination
Can turn this world around
Forever… light the darkness And shine down.

This Christmas I’ll gaze upward
Let starlight bathe my face
And feel the presence of the light
For all the human race…

So shine down- through the darkness
Shine down- through the hate
A little illumination
Can turn this world around
Forever… light the darkness
And shine down…through the ages
Shine down- through the hate
Give us illumination
To turn this world around
Forever… light the darkness
And shine down…shine down…shine