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There's a little girl trembling on a cold December morn

 Crying for momma's arms

 At an orphanage just outside a little China town

 There the forgotten are

But half a world away I hang the stockings by the fire

 And dream about the day when I can finally call you mine

 It's Christmas time again but you're not home

 Your family is here and yet you're somewhere else alone

 So tonight I pray that God will come and hold you in his arms

 And I'll tell you from my heart I wish you Merry Christmas

As I hang the tinsel on the tree and watch the twinkling lights

 I'm warmed by the fire's glow and

 Outside the children tumble in a wonderland of white,

 Make angels in the snow

But half a world away you try your best to fight the tears

 And hope that heaven's angels come to carry you here

 It's Christmas time again but you're not home

 Your family is here and yet you're somewhere else alone

 So tonight I pray that God will come and hold you in his arms

 And I'll tell you from my heart I wish you Merry Christmas

 And Christmas is a time to celebrate the holy child

 And when we celebrate his perfect gift of love

 He came to earth to give his life

 And prepare a place for us

 So we could have a home with him above

 It's Christmas time again and now you're home

 Your family is here so you will never be alone

 So tonight before you go to sleep I'll hold you in my arms

 And I'll tell you from my heart and I'll tell you from my heart

I wish you Merry Christmas