Once there was love long ago

Sweet innocence long ago

Please tell me where did it go

Out of our hearts out of our world

Then someone came in the night

Came to lead men to the light

Turn us around make us right

Bring love to our hearts love to the world

Let there be peace

Around the world

Let there be joy

Around the world

Let there be hope

Around the world

Let there be love

Around the world

Let there be love

My friend what the world needs now

Truly is love

God's love

We need to change somehow

Changing our hearts changing our world

I know our god he can do

His love is strong and his word is true

We need to take the good news

Into our hearts into our world

Repeat chorus

Let freedom ring

All around the world

Let children sing

All around the world

Crown jesus king

All around the world

Let there be love

All around the world

Love in our hearts will bring

Change to our world you will see

Wait and see

Setting the captives free

Causing the blind eyes to see

You will see

Repeat chorus

Repeat chorus 2

Let there be peace

Yeah

Around the world

Let it be

Let it be

Let there be joy

Joy

Around the world

Let it be

Let it be

Gotta show the world joy and hope

In christ

'Cause he is love

Around the world

Let it be

Let it be

Doesn't matter what you've got 'less you have love

Around the world

Let it be

Let it be

Gotta have love just to set you free

Yeah

Yeah

Around the world

Let children sing

Let children sing

Around the world

Crown jesus king

Crown jesus king

Around the world

He's the lord of lords

He's the king of kings

Let there be love

Oh yeah

Let there be love

Let there be love