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New Christmas Hymns - Joseph's Charge
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Here is a new contemporary Christmas hymn, shouting the brilliance of heaven bursting upon the earthly stage, a celebration of the birth of Jesus in a song of praise!
From the album, “We Have Seen the Dawning Light,” a collection of 10 soulful contemporary Christian Christmas melodies. These songs are Incarnational poetry, giving praise to the Savior who has loved us to the full and saved us from our sins!
Joseph's Charge
Along the road to Bethlehem,
The ancient town, the house of bread.
A star appears, a diadem,
To hover now above my head.
The virgin lo, her time arrives,
When holy child in time is born.
The one to save our broken lives,
And usher in eternal morn.
Who am I that I should care for this the perfect son,
I am silent as I search for sheltered rest.
Why should God my Father charge me with his holy one,
What an honor now that I should be so blest.
Joseph, son of David rise from sleep and tremble not with fear,
Take the baby and his mother in your care.
He will save his people from their death by this his advent here.
Son of man the light from light the holy heir.
Holy carpenter now teach the child to build a world in love,
Share your gifts and skill, protect him as he grows.
He the Savior true, to build his kingdom, fashioned from above.
Here to save us and to vanquish all his foes.
The fullness comes, the child is born,
And sleeps on manger throne.
His cries are like the rose’s thorn,
Such sorrow men have known.
The angels sing, the shepherds kneel,
The night is bright and still.
A son to grow, to teach and heal,
To live the Father’s will.
Who am I that I should care for this the perfect son,
I am silent as I search for sheltered rest.
Why should God my Father charge me with his holy one,
What an honor now that I should be so blest.
Joseph, son of David rise from sleep and tremble not with fear,
Take the baby and his mother in your care.
He will save his people from their death by this his advent here.
Son of man the light from light the holy heir.
Holy carpenter now teach the child to build a world in love,
Share your gifts and skill, protect him as he grows.
He the Savior true, to build his kingdom, fashioned from above.
Here to save us and to vanquish all his foes.
I cannot speak, the hour profound,
The Savior King, by God is crowned.
To God the son I yield my will,
On this the holy night so still.
Lord, may I always worthy be,
To guard this holy family.
And may I seek with silent praise,
To love them all these wondrous days.
Along redemption’s narrow way,
May I, your servant, walk with grace.
And seek with all I do and say,
To love the one who saves our race.
Who am I that I should care for this the perfect son,
I am silent as I search for sheltered rest.
Why should God my Father charge me with his holy one,
What an honor now that I should be so blest.
Joseph, son of David rise from sleep and tremble not with fear,
Take the baby and his mother in your care.
He will save his people from their death by this his advent here.
Son of man the light from light the holy heir.
Holy carpenter now teach the child to build a world in love,
Share your gifts and skill, protect him as he grows.
He the Savior true, to build his kingdom, fashioned from above.
Here to save us and to vanquish all his foes.
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You can listen to the rest of the songs on the album, and other music from Words & Visions here…
https://www.wordsnvisions.com/sacred-songs
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About the Author
Mark C. McCann is an author and Ministry Consultant with more than 30 years of writing and ministry experience. He has published articles for a number of Catholic magazines and websites including St. Anthony Messenger, Emmanuel Magazine, Liguorian Magazine, Catholic Stand, the Connecticut Catholic Men's Conference, and Homiletic and Pastoral Review. He recently published the 4-volume Catholic men's devotional, To the Ends of the Earth, as well as the 2021 Advent Daybreaks devotional and 2022 Lenten Daybreaks devotional with Liguori Publishing. He has also released his End Times novel series, Jacob's Dream: The Vision and Jacob's Dream: The Final Battle. He was a radio host and producer for 8 years at a Connecticut Christian radio station and has worked as a Catholic religion teacher/campus minister and a parish youth minister. He has also served the Norwich, CT Diocese as a Youth Ministry Director and Family Life Director. He currently lives in Connecticut with his Proverbs 31 wife, where together they have brought up three incredible children. He strives each day to live out his call to be a man of words. You can learn more about Mark and his writing at www.wordsnvisions.com.
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