[Downbeat Hook] A child is born; a Son is given, The weight of the kingdom rests under heaven. [Verse 1] A road under shadow received a sudden flame, The people long burdened remembered their name. The yoke split open, the battle dress burned, Joy entered the field where the harvest returned. [Chorus] A child is born; a Son is given, The weight of the kingdom rests under heaven. Wonderful Counsel, strength that does not cease, Upon David’s throne comes the Prince of Peace. [Verse 2] The proud forest falls though it boasts of the axe, A remnant comes home by the old covenant tracks. From Jesse’s cut stump a green Branch appears, He judges the poor without flattery or fear. [Bridge] Wolf beside lamb, and the child without dread, The knowledge of God fills the earth where he treads. [Final Chorus] A child is born; a Son is given, The weight of the kingdom rests under heaven. Upon David’s throne comes the Prince of Peace. The knowledge of God fills the earth where he treads.