The Album:
The Lyrics:
I’m here with the others
Who saw the heavens testify
Now I hang back in the shadows
I want to come close
I want to know
She sees me shivering here
She smiles and with a nod
I walk through the mud and straw
To the newborn Son of God
Come, let us adore Him
He has come down to this barren land
Where we live
And all I have to give Him
Is adoration
He raises a wrinkled hand
Through the dust and the flies
Wrapped in rags like we are
And with barely open eyes
He takes my finger
And He won’t let go
And He won’t let go
It’s nothing like I knew before
And it’s all I need to know
Come, let us adore Him
He has come down to the world we live in
And all I have to give Him
Is adoration
God is with us here
Our Immanuel
God is with us here
Our Immanuel
O come let us adore Him
O come let us adore Him
Jesus, our Immanuel
Is with us here and He won’t let go
Andrea's Take:
I don't usually post the entire song, but this one is good from beginning to end.
It's one of my favorite songs by one of my favorite bands. I have the album. I bought it for "He Reigns" (a song that could easily appear in a Sunday Song Lyrics post in the future). "Adoration" was the hidden jewel on the album for me.
Favorite Lines:
These lines lend this song the feel of "Little Drummer Boy" only it's Biblical (as much as I love LDB--and I really, really do--no such person is mentioned in Scripture).
The persona is rather like Simeon and Anna, those two devout elders who saw Jesus as a baby in the Temple, but they knew right away that He was The One.
It's one of my favorite songs by one of my favorite bands. I have the album. I bought it for "He Reigns" (a song that could easily appear in a Sunday Song Lyrics post in the future). "Adoration" was the hidden jewel on the album for me.
Favorite Lines:
These lines lend this song the feel of "Little Drummer Boy" only it's Biblical (as much as I love LDB--and I really, really do--no such person is mentioned in Scripture).
She sees me shivering here
She smiles and with a nod
I walk through the mud and straw
To the newborn Son of God
The persona is rather like Simeon and Anna, those two devout elders who saw Jesus as a baby in the Temple, but they knew right away that He was The One.
He takes my finger
And He won’t let go
And He won’t let go
It’s nothing like I knew before
And it’s all I need to know
And finally:
And all I have to give Him
Is adoration
As though he wanted anything else...
Yes, I know it's Wednesday. The day I'm supposed to post a book review.
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I just wanted to kick off a month of Christmas Sunday Songs. This is, as I said, one of my favorites, though it wasn't marketed as a Christmas song (as far as I know).
What I Read Wednesday is on the way (though it's possible it won't arrive until Thursday). Keep watching for info on some giveaways. /Yay!/
Newsboys were my fave group in high school!
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Talk again soon,
Hannah