Words for Christmas He wasn't just born, but is risen

He wasn't just born, but is risen

He was a king but born in a manger

Loved by many, yet showed love to the stranger

Now seated on high, but revealed to the lowly

Seemingly defeated by death, 

but victoriously raised to claim his trophy.

This babe in swaddling cloths

Light of the world attracting us like moths

Would later be wrapped in a garment of death

Took his last breath and said

It is finished, you can rest,

I've done it all on the cross, took your place

paid your loss, unchained you from pain

so toss your stained rags away

Let me lay upon you a holy robe

White like a north pole snow globe.

So now we know we can't boast

but use our words to uphold the name of the most high God 

King Jesus, Emmanuel, God with us

Last words on this earth that he never would leave us

What a precious, precious promise.

So hark the herald angels are singing

delivering good news of great joy 

of a baby who is bringing salvation 

by reigning  as king of the nations

O come, O come Emmanuel

reveal yourself like show and tell

and let us go tell it on the mountain

To young and old like sweet silver bells

be bold announcing freedom

to throw down  all burdens

In light of this we can have ourselves a merry little Christmas

Delighted with blissful instances of peace among people

among those saved through the eye of the needle

among those who are hopeless and needful

of a saviour who promised to keep them by fulfilling the law

for the sake of the lawless

and when a bright star they saw when Christ came to the helpless 

born in a manger and died for the selfish

sinners saved by the sinless saviour

we can no longer remain cursed

 because of the exchange that took place there on that

O holy night

where he trashed our troubles and sent them out of sight

taking our burdens

causing our cares to crumble

stilling the turbulence and making our hearts like stars shining bright

That's why we keep Christ in Christmas

In keeping in mind that he wasn't just born

But is risen

I found these words quite by accident on a spotify journey.  They are exactly what I was thinking of towards Christmas preparation and so I borrowed them.
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