It is the greatest story ever told The Prince leaves his palace and his noble throne To fight a battle for his subject's souls The fate of the world in his royal hands And it was an unlikely battleground With the cows and the sheep and the shepherds gathered round As Mary held him her heart began to pound The weight of the world in a baby's hands Betrayed by the very hearts he came to save Father forgive them someone heard him say Then like a gift He gave his life away Held out to the world with His nail-pierced hands The Hands that put the stars in place, bound by hands He made When people ask what Christmas means to me I think of the Prince up on that Christmas tree I tell them about how His love set me free When He changed my life with a touch of His hands With His hands