Another Christmas - Over the Rhine

Another Christmas is drifting in softly

Like the ghost of my innocence lost

And the tree in the corner burns brightly

I turned all the other lights off

I think back on my life in this stillness

I consider the days of my youth

And the moments I find myself willing

To surrender and just tell the truth

‘Cause I’ve committed every sin

And each one leaves a different scar

It’s just the world I’m livin' in

And I could use a guiding star

I hope that I can still believe

The Christ child holds a gift for me

Am I able to receive

Peace on earth this Christmas

This old world so sweet and so bitter

Seeds of violence we humans have sown

And these weapons we still love to handle

May our children have strength to let go

When we look at the stars after midnight

Sparkling rumors of redemption at play

Can we still hear the echoes of angels

Who were singing that first Christmas day

‘Cause we’ve committed every sin

And each one leaves a different scar

It’s just the world we’re living in

And we could use a guiding star

I hope that we can still believe

The Christ child holds a gift for us

Are we able to receive

Peace on earth this Christmas

Hark the herald angels sing

Glory to the newborn king

Peace on earth and mercy mild

God and sinners reconciled

Joyful all ye nations rise

Join the triumph of the skies

With angelic hosts proclaim

Peace on earth this Christmas