VocalEssence Singers Of This Age

(sung in Haitian Creole)
lt was in Bethlehem,
A little corner of Judea,
That Mary had a baby boy
At midnight in a stable.
He was the Son of God
And he was the King of Kings.
Since I was a little child
l’ve known this story.
There were three wise kings
Who followed a great star
With glfts in their hands
To come worship the child.
And they were quite amazed
When they saw little Jesus
Lying between a cow
And a donkey.
Hear that, my friends!
Noel is a strange story indeed!
Jesus, Son of God, King of Kings,
Doesn’t even have a cradle.
He sleeps on the straw among animals. Oh my!
They called him Wonderful,
Counselor, Mighty God;
The Everlasting Father, too;
And he was the Prince of Peace.
Both shepherds and wisemen
Bowed down to worship him.
They gave him gifts
According to what they had.
Back then, if we’d been there (ta-ma-na),
We’d have done something fitting (ta-ma-na),
We’d have offered him music (ba-dap-peem)
Of the best Haitian kind (chee-kee-chee).
We’d have brought drums,
Manniboulas, vaccins, maracas;
With fine banjo strums
We’d have charmed little Jesus.
Jesus, Jesus, our little Jesus,
We love you greatly.
You bring peace to all people
And you offer us grace,
Noel, Noel, Noel, long live Noel!