Wednesdays Word......Christmas Songs

You may have noticed I haven't posted a blog in a while. I've started to several times but every time I log in to start I see my last blog post and I realize I could never write or say anything better. Part of me wanted to stop and go out on top and to leave that last post on the front page for posterity. Then I realized that wouldn't be fair to my tens of fans and I figure if Michael Jordan & Brett Favre can come out of retirement multiple times I can at least once.

With Christmas just over a week away I'm sure nearly every radio station you scan through is playing some type of Christmas music. Everyone has their favorite Christmas song that is in turn sung by their favorite artist/band/group. Every year it seems like they start playing them earlier and earlier too. For me I never have a problem with it because I enjoy listening to Christmas music. Christian music stations are no different as they're all playing traditional Christmas tunes by Christian artists....but when you think about it  isn't their regular music technically Christmas music too? Just a random thought.

One song that is quickly becoming one of my favorites is Come Now Our King by Chris August. Some of you are probably familiar with Chris's song Starry Night while others might remember him originally as Ashlee Simpson's keyboardist. Regardless he is extremely talented as proven by his multiple Dove Awards he took home this past year and the time Starry Night spent at #1. It's not your traditional Silver Bells or Silent Night but I really enjoy all the aspects of this song; especially the words. In our current society focused on Black Friday and the best deals they can get on gifts for Christmas the lyrics take us back over 2000 years to remind us of the coming King who will one day return in a much different fashion. So take the time to listen to this song and not just with your ears....use your heart and put the focus back on the true meaning of Christmas.

Bethlehem turns in tonight
A town led up by candle light
All the children tuck in tight
Bethlehem turns in tonight

The angels start their whispering
About the one they're welcoming
No one knows what's soon to be
As the angels start their whispering

Chorus
They sing glory
In the highest
Come now our King
We've been
Waiting
Come now our King

Silence falls
Yet once again
The shepherds leave for Bethlehem
Baby's cry soon welcomes them
Silence falls yet once again

They sing glory
In the highest
Come now our King, 

We've been
Waiting
Come now our King

Ooooh

Glory, Oh glory
You came here to save
Ooh Lord, we've been waiting so
Come now our King

Now my night has turned today
An empty manger, empty grave
Baby born so I could say
Now my night has turned today

Ooh, We sing glory
In the highest
Come now our King, oh ooh
We've been
Waiting
Come now our king
Ooh ooh, Come now our King.