At this time of year, I enjoy turning down the lamps, plugging in all the Christmas lights and just relaxing to a few of my favorite holiday CD’s. Music can be so powerful. It can make our hearts sing and our spirits soar. It can help to soothe a lost or hurting soul. Music brings people together in a common bond. Right now, at this moment in our country, we need our spirits lifted, our hurting souls soothed, especially in the wake of the horrific events in Newtown, CT this week.
This song, one of my favorites off an Amy Grant Christmas CD, played tonight as I was listening to music while browsing online. Though I’ve heard it many, many times before, it took on a whole new meaning for me in light of the multiple tragedies that have taken place in communities across America in recent months, where so many innocent lives have been senselessly lost.
In these troubled times, it seems so many of us are searching for something, longing for something, whatever it is that might give our hearts some peace or at least a feeling as close to it as the pain of life’s sometimes crushing blows will allow. If you’ve never heard it, here are the lyrics with a link below to a performance of this song by Michael W. Smith.
“Welcome to our World”
Tears are falling, hearts are breaking
How we need to hear from God
You've been promised, we've been waiting
Welcome holy child
Welcome holy child.
Hope that you don't mind our manger
How I wish we would have known
Long awaited holy stranger
Make yourself at home
Please make yourself at home.
Bring your peace into our violence
Bid our hungry souls be filled
Word now breaking heaven's silence
Welcome to our world
Welcome to our world.
Fragile fingers sent to heal us
Tender brow prepared for thorn
Tiny heart whose blood will save us
Unto us is born
Unto us is born.
So wrap our injured flesh around you
Breathe our air and walk our sod
Rob our sin and make us holy
Perfect son of god
Welcome to our world.
Welcome to Our World - as performed by Michael W. Smith
This song spoke to my heart tonight. Maybe it will speak to yours too.
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