The shopping brouhaha Is very far From Bethlehem’s star We save a bunch of time Not in line But shopping online Then we are quite mindful Joy is full From Christ’s arrival We celebrate in peace For His grace Is now in this place
I see them buying Christmas gifts everywhere I go They’ll wrap them all real nicely and tie them with a bow Underneath the Christmas tree they’ll make the children smile What a chance to share the love of Jesus with a little child He was born in a manger so many years ago Shepherds called by angels came to Him, bowing low Three kings came there to greet Him by following a star They brought gifts of great significance from afar One brought gold that shone like the noonday sun This gift was meant to show He was a king, a chosen one The riches He possessed were greater than that gold His victory on the cross is there for all to behold The second brought some myrrh, a gift of somber tone The anointing of the dead was how this gift was known It signified that He would die to take our sins away The fragrance of His sacrifice is still alive today The third gift was a vial of frankincense, oh so sweet It was used in the anointing oil of all the priests It signified that Jesus was a priest above them all And that our life would do well to answer to His call So this year when those gifts are underneath the tree See it as a moment of golden opportunity To tell the world of Jesus and how He is enough He came, He lived, He died to show us His great love
Shoppers are shopping Mailmen are walking Delivering gifts bought on line Trees all are glimmering Houses are shimmering Lights hung to cheer us in time Carols are ringing Sleigh Bells are jingling Songs of the season are here Bright lights are glowing Egg nog is flowing All midst the words of good cheer We all are running From each day’s beginning To celebrate Christmas each year But how about stopping Take time from shopping And realize the reason where here The star was a’shining The cattle were lowing When Mary gave birth to a son Shepherds were praising Sheep were there grazing A Savior for all had now come He went ‘round teaching And gave many healing His words filled the hearer with life But leaders were seething And they started pleading To have Jesus crucified He went through the suff’ring And became the off’ring For all of the sins of mankind The grave not confining He came out a’rising Defeating death for all of time This is the reason For Christmas season Let’s not forget why we sing For this is God’s son Who became the one To save all of us from ours sin So, I will sing praise To His wonderful name I will lift up my voice to the King He’s always the same And His love will remain He has given to us everything
The Psalmist 