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Hymnal Number
356Resource Type:
Keys included:
C
About this Hymn
Keith wrote the melody of this carol for Kristyn when she was pregnant with Eliza. Kristyn then penned the lyrics as a simple carol for children to sing about how Christ became human like us so that we could become children of God.
Lyrics
Verse 1
Jesus, joy of the highest heaven, born as a little baby under a wondrous star. Like us, crying he takes his first breath, held by his mother, helpless, close to her beating heart. Jesus, laid in a lowly manger, facing a world of dangers; come to turn me, a stranger, into a child of God.
Verse 2
Jesus, King of the highest heaven, learning to take his first steps that he might bring us life. Like us, knowing our smiles and sorrows, he showed the way to follow, a way that is true and right. Jesus, take away ev'ry darkness; steady my simple footsteps that I might, in your goodness, live as a child of God.
Jesus, joy of the highest heaven, born as a little baby under a wondrous star. Like us, crying he takes his first breath, held by his mother, helpless, close to her beating heart. Jesus, laid in a lowly manger, facing a world of dangers; come to turn me, a stranger, into a child of God.
Verse 2
Jesus, King of the highest heaven, learning to take his first steps that he might bring us life. Like us, knowing our smiles and sorrows, he showed the way to follow, a way that is true and right. Jesus, take away ev'ry darkness; steady my simple footsteps that I might, in your goodness, live as a child of God.
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Attribution & Copyright
Words & Music: Keith Getty, Kristyn Getty © 2011 Getty Music Publishing (Capitol CMG Publishing / www.capitolcmgpublishing.com)