Scott Murphy - The Christmas Silence - текст песни (слова)

Hushed are the pigeons cooing low
 On dusty rafters of the loft;
 And mild-eyed oxen, breathing soft,
 Sleep on the fragrant hay below.
 
 Dim shadows in the corner hide;
 The glimmering lantern's rays are shed
 Where one young lamb just lifts his head,
 Then huddles 'gainst his mother's side.
 
 Strange silence tingles in the air;
 Through the half-open door a bar
 Of light from one low-hanging star
 Touches a baby's radiant hair.
 
 No sound: the mother, kneeling, lays
 Her cheek against the little face.
 Oh human love! Oh heavenly grace!
 'Tis yet in silence that she prays!
 
 Ages of silence end to-night;
 Then to the long-expectant earth
 Glad angels come to greet His birth
 In burst of music, love, and light!