A Child Is Born

A Child Is Born

music by Thad Jones (above)

lyric by Alec Wilder (top)

Now, out of the night, soft as the dawn into the light,
This child, innocent child, soft as a fawn, this child is born.
Here he lies, trusting and warm, blessed this morn,
A child is born.

One small heart, one pair of eyes, one work of art, here in my arms.
Here he lies, trusting and warm, blessed this morn,
A child is born...