CatHouse Chat

One King

And now I am finally catching up with my proper Faith of Christmas posts! Hooray!

For today's offering, I present David Phelps' song "One King," from his One Wintry Night album. I'm going to embed a scrolling box for the lyrics to save space; I hope it works!

David Phelps One King lyrics

Lyrics

Only one King gave up everything to come to His people and save them. Only one King humbled Himself and left His riches to dwell among the poorest and most sinful of His people. Only one King was born in a manger two thousand years ago to begin His earthly walk to the Cross and the salvation of His people.

Only ONE KING - and His name is Jesus!

Celebrate His life and His message of grace and love by bowing to Him in gratitude. Lay yourself bare before the One who already knows everything and has His arms open wide to welcome you to His Kingdom. Submit yourself to Him and give your entire self to His loving commands - He will never betray you, and He will always be with you.

Remember that Child in the manger and all He did on our behalf... and welcome Him, yet again, into your soul!

Brightest and Best

For the third day's offering, I actually have a video I can embed! One of my Cotillion friends recommended this beautiful hymn to me, and I couldn't resist! "Brightest and Best" was published in 1853, and it's definitely a forgotten gem!

 

Brightest and Best of the sons of the morning,
Dawn on our darkness and lend us Thine aid;
Star of the East, the horizon adorning,
Guide where our infant Redeemer is laid.

Cold on His cradle the dewdrops are shining;
Low lies His head with the beasts of the stall;
Angels adore Him in slumber reclining,
Maker and Monarch and Savior of all!

Say, shall we yield Him, in costly devotion,
Odors of Edom and offerings divine?
Gems of the mountain and pearls of the ocean,
Myrrh from the forest, or gold from the mine?

Vainly we offer each ample oblation,
Vainly with gifts would His favor secure;
Richer by far is the heart’s adoration,
Dearer to God are the prayers of the poor.

(The Faith of Christmas ... previous post ... next post)

 

It's True

Today's offering (yeah, I know - I posted this on the 4th, but it's been re-dated to the 2nd of December!) is a lovely song from Sarah Grove's album, O Holy Night, "It's True" - 

In your heart you
know it's true
though you hold no expectation
in the deepest part of you
there's an open hesitation

but it's true
kingdoms and crowns
a God who came down to find you
it's true
Angels on high
sing through the night alleluia

heard it told you
think it's odd
the whole thing fraught with complication
the play begins with 
baby God
and all His blessed implications

but it's true
kingdoms and crowns
a God who came down to find you
it's true
Angels on high
sing through the night alleluia

alleluia, alleluia

Oh it's true
kingdoms and crowns
a God who came down to find you
it's true
Angels on high
sing through the night alleluia

(The Faith of Christmas ... previous post ... next post)

I Believe!

Welcome to the 2010 Christmas series here at CatHouse Chat! I've gotten a bit of a late start; between starting my seasonal tax job and fighting off a sinus infection, I've been a bit exhausted. But, today (Saturday 04 Dec., no matter what the post's time stamp says), I've got all day to get caught up and lift my spirits by writing about the wonderful Gift who was given to all humanity two thousand years ago.

I plan to use unusual and little-known hymns, songs and carols for this series (although one or two probably won't fit that description), because the variety of Christmas songs is so much more vast than "Hark, the Herald Angels Sing!" (although I do love that hymn). I'd like to post the mp3 for each song, but will probably settle for a snippet, since I don't want to mess with copyright. At any rate, as I search out these songs, I know I will find new favorites for myself. In fact, I'm going to begin with one: "I Believe," from Natalie Grant's Believe album...

In a land far away
Time stood still
Long ago&
There were shepherds in fields
Or at least this is how
The story goes
The story goes
Woman with child
And a man with no room
Born in a manger
For telling it too
This is how
The story goes
But it is more than a fable
And it’s more than a fairytale
And more than my mind can conceive

I believe
The Wiseman saw
The Baby born the angels called the Son of God
Heaven’s child
The great I am
Born to take away my sins through nailed pierced hands
Emmanuel has come

I believe
Two thousand years
Still the story lives on
God’s gift to us
Sent to earth
Wrapped in flesh
His only Son
His only Son
And the heartbeat of heaven
Confounded our wisdom
But it’s still the simple truth
That sets me free

I believe
The Wiseman saw
The Baby born that the angels called the Son of God
Heaven’s child
The great I am
Born to take away my sins through nailed pierced hands
Emmanuel has come

And I believe
Precious child
How can it be that God’s great plan
For His story
Would send You to
The lonely tree
That You would come
For one like me

I believe
In a cross
I believe He came
For one, He came for all
Heavens child became a plan
Gave His life for me
In spite of all
I am
I believe
I believe
Oh I believe
Christmas lives in me
I believe 

(The Faith of Christmas ... next post)