Christmas in our family usually means that there is one of Steven Curtis Chapman’s Christmas albums playing at all times – in the car, in the house…if I had an Ipod, it would be on there too! It is a great combination of the traditional carols, and contemporary Christmas songs – each one puts me in the Christmas spirit!
The other night, I was on my way home, and this song caught my attention…specifically, the last verse. “This man was like no other one…Holy and human, right from the start…â€Â That is what it is all about…
Merry Christmas!
This BabyÂ
Well, He cried when He was hungry
Did all the things that babies do
He rocked and He napped on His mother’s lap
And He wiggled and giggled and cooed
There were the cheers when He took His first step
And the tears when He got His first teeth
Almost everything about this little baby
Seemed as natural as it could be
But this baby made angels sing
And this baby made a new star shine in the sky
This baby had come to change the world
This baby was God’s own son, this baby was like no other one
This baby was God with us, this baby was Jesus
And this baby grew into a young boy
Who learned to read and write and wrestle with dad
There was the climbing of trees and the scraping of knees
And all fun that a boy’s born to have
He grew taller and some things started changing
Like His complexion and the sound of His voice
There was work to be done as a carpenter’s son
And all the neighbors said He’s such a fine boy
But this boy made angels sing
And this boy made a new star shine in the sky
This boy had come to change the world
This boy was God’s own son, this boy was like no other one
This boy was God with us, this boy became a man Love made Him laugh, and death made Him cry
With the life that He lived and the death that He died
He showed us heaven with His hands and His heart
‘Cause this man was God’s own son
This man was like no other one
Holy and human, right from the startThis Baby written by Steven Curtis Chapman c1995 Sparrow Song/Peach Hill Songs (BMI) (admin. by EMI Christian Music Publishing)
But this baby made angels sing
And this baby made a new star shine in the sky
This baby had come to change the world
This baby was God’s own son, this baby was like no other one
This baby was God with us, this baby was JesusÂ
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