comfort and joy

So I took a needle and thread and strung the stars on a string, and hung the string in my bedroom, casting everything in silver and warming my heart.
Actually, that's not true. Instead, the Creator of the stars came to live inside me.

a child is born tonight in Bethlehem
His mother holds him close and sings a sweet lullaby
all the world is sleeping, unaware that God himself
has come in the night
the shepherds tremble as the angels sing
and in their song the voice of God speaks peace to the world
a miracle has happened, God has come and God has spoken
but the miracle has only just begun

and the God who spoke is speaking still
and the God who came still comes
and the miracle that happened
still happens in the heart that will believe, and receive
the miracle of Christmas

so come to Bethlehem again and see
the One who's come to rescue us, our Savior and King
bring your past, the joy, the sorrow, all you hope to find tomorrow
and hear the words again, fear not
and know that God is near

for the God who spoke is speaking still
and the God who came still comes
and the miracle that happened
still happens in the heart that will believe, and receive
the miracle of Christmas

and the God who spoke is speaking still
and the God who came still comes
and the miracle that happened
still happens in the heart that will believe, and receive
the miracle of Christmas
believe the miracle of Christmas
will you believe?


God rest ye merry gentlemen
let nothing you dismay
remember Christ our Savior
was born on Christmas day
to save us all from Satan's power
when we had gone astray
oh, tidings of comfort and joy, comfort and joy
oh, tidings of comfort and joy

now to the Lord sing praises
all within this place
and bring your hearts before Him
His mercy to embrace
for He has shown His love to us
the miracle of grace!
oh, tidings of comfort and joy
oh, tidings of comfort and joy...

The Miracle of Christmas, by Steven Curtis Chapman, and God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen, as sung by SCC