Mothers And Shepherds
Mothers And Shepherds
”A Christmas song that forces hope, disaster and pursuit to meet on a painful, yet dauntingly beautiful path that exposes how much we’ve always needed a savior.” (Brittney Spencer)
MOTHERS AND SHEPHERDS
Written by Brittney Spencer (BMI), Emil Sydhage (STIM), Gilbert Nanlohy (ASCAP), Connor Wheaton (ASCAP)
© 2018 Common Hymnal Digital (BMI), BSpencer Publishing (BMI), Common Hymnal Publishing (ASCAP), JenWah Publishing (ASCAP), Treblig Publishing (ASCAP), With Primary Colors (ASCAP) (admin by IntegratedRights.com). CCLI 7141753.
VERSE 1
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Come now and hear the sound
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Of mothers gathered ‘round
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Tears are streaming down in Bethlehem
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Grieving life that didn’t have to end
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Asking God to justify the pain
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Never knowing he would feel the same
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The powerful oppress the prophecy
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But shepherds passing through have found a king
CHORUS 1
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Ooh …
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Ooh …
VERSE 2
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Rumor has it that a child is born
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And it’s said that we will call him Lord
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Heaven’s angels came to let us know
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That our freedom rests upon his throne
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So we’ve traveled from across this land
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Seeking out the new and precious lamb
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The one who came and made time stand still
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When heaven opened up at God’s own will
CHORUS 2
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Hallelujah, glory in the highest
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King Messiah, savior of the world
VERSE 3
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Now forever we will sing the song
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Of the one who was and is to come
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All creation joins in harmony
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In declaring he is perfectly
CHORUS 3
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Holy holy, merciful and mighty
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God has sent the savior of the world
