I don’t care for most Christmas songs written during the last century or so, but there are exceptions; this year, we received a copy of Carolyn Arends’ Christmas: An Irrational Season, and added a few more to the list. This one’s my favorite, I think.
Come and SeeHave you heard, have you heard,
All the rumors are true.
Spread the word, spread the word,
This is such good news:
The dream is not a dream anymore;
Nothing is the same as before.Come and see, come and see,
He is lying in the straw;
He’s a new baby boy
Who’s the hope of us all.
Come and hear, come and hear—
It’s a sound both sweet and strange:
It’s the great love of God
In the cry of a babe.
It’s the great love of God
In the cry of a babe.See the star, see the star,
It will light our way;
Hear the song, hear the song,
Hurry to the place,
‘Cause if his mama says that it’s alright,
We can see the face of God tonight.ChorusSeeing is believing, yeah;
Believing is seeing, yeah . . .ChorusWords and music: Carolyn Arends
© 2004 Running Arends Music
From the album Christmas: An Irrational Season, by Carolyn Arends
thanks for sharing that Rob – it really is lovely.
Maripat, my apologies–I’d thought I’d responded to you, and just realized I hadn’t . . . probably because the other song I’d intended to post for the Christmas season (“The Angel Gabriel”), I didn’t get around to. I’ll have to post it for the Annunciation (which is really what it’s about anyway).