Come rest you merry gentlemen
  Let nothing you dismay.
  Lay down your swords and fight no more
  For the sake of Christmas Day.
  
  A Saviour came down to this earth
  To show us, every one
  How to live in harmony
  Together under the sun.
  
  Beyond the dark horizon
  Lies a far more bountiful land
  Void of all starvation
  For every woman and man.
  
  So reach out from the wilderness
  And pray to Heaven above
  A future lies in wait for us
  A world united in love.
  
  Chorus
  
  We don't need a Merry Christmas
  We don't need a Happy New Year,
  The only wish on Santa's list
  Is that one-day there will be
  Peace on this earth.
  
  Through the valleys
  Over the hills
  Church bells echo this sound
  Whispers travelling through the trees
  Over the snow covered ground.
  
  Spread the message far and wide
  So every one can hear
  Hope flies down on Angel wings and banishes every tear.
  
  Chorus
  
  
  Grant us one wish
  No more pain or sorrow.
  Hear us, help us
  Build a new tomorrow.
  
  
  So reach out from the wilderness
  And pray to Heaven above
  A future lies in wait for us
  A world united in love.
  
  Chorus
  
  We don't need a Merry Christmas
  We don't need a Happy New Year,
  The only wish on Santa's List
  Is that one-day there will be.
  
  No more tears or pain at Christmas
  No more children living in fear
  The only wish on Santa's List
  Is that one-day there will be.
  One day there will be.
  One day there will be
  Peace on this earth.
  
  Grant us our wish this Christmas.