Friday, December 24, 2010

The Night Before Christmas

Joseph and Mary

Empty manger, perfect stranger, about to be born
Into darkness, sadness, desperate madness, creation so torn
We were so lost on earth, no peace, no worth, no way to escape
In fear, no faith, no hope, no grace, and no light
But that was the night before Christmas

Warm hay, cold sweat, a mother, not yet,
praying Godspeed the dawn
She looks to her man, holding her hand,
they wonder how long
And the shepherds, wise men come to find them,
and bow to a king
One star above shining on love, so bright it lit up
the night before Christmas

And the world didn’t know mercy was meek and so mild
And the world didn’t know that truth was as pure as a child
The night before Christmas
The night before Christmas

And the world didn’t know, redemption was sweet and so strong
And the world didn’t know salvation was writing a song
The night before Christmas
The night before Christmas
The night before Christmas

Empty manger, perfect stranger, about to be born

Lyrics by: Stephen Brown, Chuck Butler & Regie Hamm
Performed by: Brandon Heath



Because Jesus became flesh and sacrificed His life...

...light shone into the darkness, sadness transforms into joy, the desperate are comforted, the broken are mended, and the lost are found.

In Him...

...we find peace, worth, an escape

Through Him

....we find faith, hope, and grace

Because of Him we now know...

... how gentle His mercies and how sweet and strong His redemption.


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