Precious Promise Lyrics

Oh what a precious promise,
Oh what a gift of love;
An angel tells a virgin that
She's gonna have a son.
And though it's a precious promise,
She wonders how can this be;
What will the people say
And what if Joseph can't believe.
And her questions and her fears
Are met with an overwhelming joy
That God has chosen her.
Oh what a precious promise;
Mary waits as heaven comes to earth.

Oh what a precious promise,
Oh what a gift of love;
Joseph makes his choice to do
What few men would have done:
To take Mary as his bride,
When she's already carrying a child
That isn't his own.
Oh what a precious promise;
Mary and the child will have a home.

And shepherds stand on a hillside,
Their hearts racing with the news the angel told them;
A star's light fills up the dark sky,
As the night of precious promise is unfolding.

Oh what a precious promise,
Oh what a gift of love;
The waiting now is over and
The time has finally come.
For the God who made this world
To roll back the curtain
And unveil His pa*sion for the heart of man.
Oh what a precious promise,
Lying in a manger in Bethlehem.
Oh what a precious promise,
Lying in a manger in Bethlehem

Steven Curtis Chapman - The Music of Christmas

Sep 1995

1. Hark! The Herald Angels Sing/The Music Of Christmas
2. Christmas Is All In The Heart
3. Angels We Have Heard On High
4. O Come, O Come, Emmanuel
5. Our God Is With Us
6. Interlude: The Music Of Christmas
7. This Baby
8. Silent Night/Away In A Manger/O Holy Night
9. Carol Of The Bells
10. O Come All Ye Faithful
11. Going Home For Christmas
12. Precious Promise