This is one of the most difficult songs I have written... Have you ever written a Christmas song? The challenges are to not be too cheesy and to say something that has not already been said a thousand times over. I think that this one is pretty good. It is ultimately about redemption - which is what it should be about anyways. It is Jessie and my hope that this song will encourage all those having a hard time in their lives right now and feel some renewed hope this holiday season.
lyrics
i could of never entered the court of a king - so you came to me
you woke my heart from the fields of the lonely - yeah, you terrified me
Glory to God in the highest
Peace on earth - goodwill to me
upon those living in the land of the shadows
a light has come
Born of a virgin so pure and so simple
you entered this earth
You came to save us - to live with - to love us
and one day to take us home
No more living in darkness
I have seen a great light
Upon those living in the land of the shadows
a light has come
It was you
you saved me from my darkness
you did not make a spectacle in the streets
but you took my shame upon yourself
made a way for me by your blood
my bruised reed you did not break
my smoldering wick you did not put ou
credits
from a' la carte,
track released November 30, 2009
car noise courtesy of passing cars(all rights reserved)
buzzing noise courtesy of duke power
Jody Stephens of Big Star and Luther Russell of the Freewheelers team for a radiant LP packed full of slide guitar and pop smarts. Bandcamp New & Notable Sep 11, 2019