Here’s a
new song for Christmas from Rev. Christine Sobania’s Freshly Squeezed
Liturgy blog. It’s set to the tune of Jingle Bells.
Rev.
Sobania writes: I wrote it a few years ago, and it was featured on the
favorite Moravian Church publication known as "the bulletin back." I
am often requested to share the words with others, so here they are. Celebrate!
The Debut
(to the tune of Jingle Bells)
Refrain
In this crowd sing out loud: Glory to the One!
God has made things personal by sending us the Son.
In this crowd sing out loud: Glory! Allelu!
Celebrate the birth of Christ --the day of his debut.
Stanza 1
The
faithful waited long for God to intervene--
To rule with power and might, to give them what they dreamed.
What a big surprise! The Savior was a child!
The Christmas story goes to show God’s plans are really wild!
To rule with power and might, to give them what they dreamed.
What a big surprise! The Savior was a child!
The Christmas story goes to show God’s plans are really wild!
Refrain
Stanza 2
Stanza 2
God’s love
is for all, there can be no doubt.
The poor, the weak, the small--no one is left out!
The reason Jesus came: God wanted to be near;
God wanted to draw close to us, and that is why we cheer!
Refrain
The poor, the weak, the small--no one is left out!
The reason Jesus came: God wanted to be near;
God wanted to draw close to us, and that is why we cheer!
Refrain
~ written
by Rev. Christine Sobania Johnson on her blog, Freshly Squeezed
Liturgy. http://freshlysqueezedliturgy.blogspot.com/
