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Would I Know My Savior

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    I guess it's just a part of my never-grow-up nature to constantly wonder, "What if..."  What if I had lived when Jesus was born on the earth?  Would I have known who he was?  Would I have recognized a poor baby born in humble surroundings as the Savior of the world?  After thinking about it every Christmas for years, I finally decided to put it into music.  The last stanza is a result of my trust in the Lord's own promise to his disciples:

     "...the Spirit of truth, which proceedeth from the Father, he shall testify of me..." (John 15:26 KJV)

    And so, "I think my heart would know him... for I can hear the Spirit whisper, 'This is God's own Son.'"

      Lyrics:
      Would I know my Savior, wrapped in swaddling bands?
      Lying in a manger-bed
      Light of heaven round his head
      Would I hear the angels bend t'ward earth to sing?
      Would I know the Holy Child?
      Would I know my King?

      Would I know my Savior, safe in Mary's arms?
      Cradled in a lullaby
      Heaven's legions watching nigh
      Would I know his goodness?
      Would I feel his grace?
      Would I know the Holy Child if I beheld his face?

      Would I know my Savior, in a lowly stall?
      Where the lowing cattle feed
      Where the silver starlight leads
      Where the humble shepherds seek the Holy One
      Would I hear the Spirit whisper,
      "This is God's own Son."

      I think my heart would know him
      Christ
      The Holy One
      For I can hear the Spirit whisper,
      "This is God's own Son."

      Appeared in The New Era magazine, December 2005.