Behold the Lamb of God

We’ve got a big day planned this Sunday. Adult education kicks off what promise to be several great classes, and there’s a lunch for college students. The worship team worked on preparing some special music this week that I hope you’ll enjoy. We will be singing “Gather Round, Ye Children, Come”, a great song about the Christ child from Behold the Lamb of God, Andrew Peterson’s acclaimed Christmas tour-turned-album.

Peterson is a household name for some in our church, but his work will be new to lots of people. I really enjoy his style of song writing, and I think he crafts music that tells a story well. Behold the Lamb of God was written to tell the Christmas story. As Rob continues to dwell on Christ as a child, the lyrics from this song (written in 2004) began to play in my head. Hopefully it won’t be stuck in yours all next week.

Gather ’round, ye children, come
Listen to the old, old story
Of the pow’r of Death undone
By an infant born of glory
Son of God, Son of Man

Gather ’round, remember now
How creation held its breath
How it let out a sigh
And it filled up the sky with the angels
Son of God, Son of Man

So sing out with joy for the brave little boy
Who was God, but He made Himself nothing
He gave up His pride and He came here to die
Like a man

Therefore God exalted Him
To the place of highest praises
And He gave Him a name above every name
That at the very name of Jesus, Son of God

So in heav’n and earth and below
Every knee would bow in worship
And ev’ry tongue would proclaim
That Jesus, He reigns with the angels

See you Sunday.