The Hands That First Held Mary's Child.f4v
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- Опубликовано: 7 фев 2025
- Anderson University Chorale performance from Candles & Carols 2011. Recorded on Friday, December 2, 2011, Reardon Auditorium, Anderson University campus, Anderson, Indiana. Dr. Richard Sowers, Conductor.
A young girl sang this at our church today. I think it is one of the most beautiful songs I have ever heard.
My church choir, Chancel Choir, Myers Park UMC in Charlotte NC commissioned this piece. It has been a thrill to see the joy it has brought to others.
We heard this for the first time today at the Mountain Community Chorus Christmas Concert at Young Harris (GA) College. Thanks and blessings to your church for bringing this beautiful praise song to life, and sharing it with all of us.
I just sang this in a church choir this Christmas. It was one of my favorites. Joseph is one of my scripture heroes.
Thank you AU for a lovely 5 minutes of Christ-honoring music and sharing this thru the parents newsletter!
Fantastic! One of my favorite Christmas songs of all time especially since its Dan Forrest!
We sang this song in church today. It touched me deeply.
Beautiful
Lyrics:
The hands that first held Mary's child were hard from working wood.
From boards they sawed and planed and filed
and splinters they withstood.
This day they gripped no tool of steel, they drove no iron nail,
but cradled from the head to heel
our Lord, newborn and frail.
When Joseph marveled at the size of that small breathing frame,
and gazed upon those bright new eyes
and spoke the infant's name,
the angel's words he once had dreamed poured down from heaven's height,
and like the host of stars that beamed
blessed earth with welcome light.
"This child shall be Emmanuel, not God upon the throne,
but God with us, Emmanuel, as close as blood and bone."
The tiny form in Joseph's palms confirmed what he had heard,
and from his heart rose hymns and psalms for heaven's human word.
The tools that Joseph laid aside a mob would later lift
and use with anger, fear, and pride to crucify God's gift.
Let us, O Lord, not only hold the child who's born today,
but charged with faith may we be bold to follow in His way.
Gorgeous!
Heaven on earth 😍💞
Lovely.
How is this showing up in my recommendations after 8 years??????
Beautifully done! Do you know where I can find the sheet music to this version of THe hands that first held Mary's Chlid?
Does anyone have the sheets for this piece SATB and piano ? I would be very grateful if you could send them to me as my Chapel choir would like to sing this song for a program
they are available on musicnotes.com. You should pay for them (enough for each member of your choir) so that you're not cheating the composer/arranger out of their money.
I didn't know Donald Trump played the piano
For real but beautiful