God, please don't let
Our regrets, life or death
Take Christmas away
And God, if they try
Please deny them the right
To take Christmas away
Please extend goodwill toward men
And give us peace we can't understand
Don't give sadness a chance
To steal Christmas

Lord, please defuse
Every war and dispute
That gets in the way
'Cause Lord, if You don't
Ease the load
The explosion will push it away
Lift our burdens and our guards
And bring a stillness to our thoughts
And concern to a pause
While it's still Christmas now

Let the fa-la-las
Turn into hallelujah
We'll rejoice
In the calm of the storm
'Cause we know it won't take Christmas
Oh no it won't, no it won't
Oh no it won't, no it won't
Oh no it won't, no it won't