As we greet this Christmas season
And our eyes are turned on high,
There are many changes round us,
New stars are in the sky.

These man-made stars that circle
In the realms of outer space,
And their other missile brothers;
Herald a grim and frightful race.

For survival on this planet
And the hope to live in peace;
Every nation now is striving
Its defenses to increase.

But the star that lit the manger
Announcing Jesus' birth
Had a different sort of message;
For the people of the earth.

And its rays still brightly glowing
Every yearning heart will fill
With the love and hope and mercy
Jesus came here to instill.