Oh what a precious promise, 哦，多么宝贵的应许，

Oh what a gift of love; 哦，什么爱的礼物;

An angel told a virgin that 一位天使告诉玛利亚

She's gonna have a son. 她要生一个儿子。

And though it's a precious promise, 虽然这是一个宝贵的应许，

She wonders how can this be; 她想知道怎么会这样;

What will the people say 怎么会有人说

And what if Joseph can't believe. 如果约瑟夫简直不敢相信。

And her questions and her fears 而她的问题，她的恐惧

Are met with an overwhelming joy 满足了绝大多数的喜悦

That God has chosen her. 上帝选择了她。

Oh what a precious promise; 哦，多么宝贵的应许;

Mary waits as heaven comes to her. 玛丽等待，如天来给她。

   

Oh what a precious promise, 哦，多么宝贵的应许，

Oh what a gift of love; 哦，什么爱的礼物;

Joseph makes his choice to do 约瑟，使他选择做

What few men would have done: 什么几个男人会做的：

To take Mary as his bride, 把玛丽作为他的新娘，

When she's already carrying a child 当她已经背着孩子

That isn't his own. 那不是他自己的。

Oh what a precious promise; 哦，多么宝贵的应许;

Mary and the child will have a home. 玛丽和孩子都会有一个家。

   

And shepherds stand on a hillside, 和牧羊人站在一个山坡上，

Their hearts racing with the news the angel told them; 他们的心与新闻天使告诉他们赛车;

A star's light fills up the dark sky, 恒星的光充满了黑暗的天空，

As a night of precious promise is unfolding. 作为宝贵的应许的夜晚展开。

   

Oh what a precious promise, 哦，多么宝贵的应许，

Oh what a gift of love; 哦，什么爱的礼物;

The waiting now is over and 等待，现在已经结束，

The time has finally come. 时间终于来到了。

For the God who made this world 对于谁创造了这个世界的神

To roll back the curtain 要回滚帷幕

And unveil His passion for the heart of man. 并揭示他对人的心脏激情。

Oh what a precious promise, 哦，多么宝贵的应许，

Lying in a manger in Bethlehem. 趴在伯利恒马槽里。