Merry Christmas

I've so enjoyed listening to non-traditional Christmas music in recent weeks...particularly Keith and Kristyn Getty's New Irish Hymns album. The tunes are lovely and the lyrics are sound. Here are the words to two of my favorites for you to enjoy as you celebrate the grace of God in humbling Himself and coming to earth.

BORN WHERE THE SHADOWS LIE

Born where the shadows lie
To answer
every cry of man
This child who formed all life
Now breathes our breath
Born where the Father loved
Born helpless to a mother's arms
She
smoothed the tears upon
The face of God

Born with a road ahead
Alone these blameless feet would tread
The path God chose to walk
Before all time
Born holding life and death
Born bearing heaven's
wealth of peace
That fills where none can fill
Our living stream

Born now with man to dwell
Our Lord Immanuel
Come see the King
the Christ Child born to us
Born now with man to dwell
Our Lord Immanuel
My soul can finally know the God of Heaven

Keith & Kristyn
Getty
Copyright © Thankyou Music 2004

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FULLNESS OF GRACE

Fullness of Grace in man's human frailty
This is the wonder of Jesus
Laying aside His power and glory
Humbly He entered our world
Chose
the path of meanest worth
Scandal of a virgin birth
Born in a stable
cold and rejected
Here lies the hope of the world

Fullness of Grace
the love of the Father
Shown in the face of Jesus
Stooping to bear the
weight of humanity
Walking the Calvary road
Christ the holy Innocent
Took our sin and punishment
Fullness of God despised and rejected
Crushed for the sins of the world

Fullness of hope in Christ we had
longed for
Promise of God in Jesus
Through His obedience we are forgiven
Opening the floodgates of heaven
All our hopes and dreams we bring
Gladly as an offering
Fullness of life and joy unspeakable
God's
gift in love to the world

Keith & Kristyn Getty & Stuart
Townend
Copyright © Thankyou Music 2004