{"id":6237,"date":"2016-12-19T07:28:11","date_gmt":"2016-12-19T14:28:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/fullmeasureofjoy.com\/?p=6237"},"modified":"2016-12-19T07:28:11","modified_gmt":"2016-12-19T14:28:11","slug":"welcome-to-our-world-monday-musical-musings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fullmeasureofjoy.com\/?p=6237","title":{"rendered":"\u201cWelcome to Our World\u201d \u2013 Monday Musical Musings"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Christmas is just a few days away, which means there are just a few more days that I can share Christmas music with you! Today is yet another beautiful mix of song and lyric to draw our hearts closer to the Christ Child.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/fullmeasureofjoy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/DSCN04741.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-4006 \" style=\"border: 3px solid #000000; margin-left: 10px; margin-right: 10px;\" src=\"https:\/\/fullmeasureofjoy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/DSCN04741-300x225.jpg\" width=\"159\" height=\"119\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fullmeasureofjoy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/DSCN04741-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/fullmeasureofjoy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/DSCN04741.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 159px) 100vw, 159px\" \/><\/a>Today, I pray that you will reflect upon the birth of Jesus, but also that you will use this song to prepare your heart and make a home for Jesus. Not for a season, but for life.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Enjoy the day. Enjoy the song. Enjoy the presence of Jesus.<br \/>\n&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWelcome to Our World\u201d<a href=\"#_edn1\" name=\"_ednref1\">[i]<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Tears are falling, hearts are breaking<\/p>\n<p>How we need to hear from God<br \/>\nYou&#8217;ve been promised, we&#8217;ve been waiting<br \/>\nWelcome Holy Child<br \/>\nWelcome Holy Child<br \/>\n&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Hope that you don&#8217;t mind our manger<br \/>\nHow I wish we would have known<br \/>\nBut long awaited Holy Stranger<br \/>\nMake yourself at home<br \/>\nPlease make yourself at home<br \/>\n&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Bring your peace into our violence<br \/>\nBid our hungry souls be filled<br \/>\nWorld now breaking Heaven&#8217;s silence<br \/>\nWelcome to our world<br \/>\nWelcome to our world<br \/>\n&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Fragile finger sent to heal us<br \/>\nTender brow prepared for thorn<br \/>\nTiny heart whose blood will save us<br \/>\nUnto us is born<br \/>\nUnto us is born<br \/>\n&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>So wrap our injured flesh around You<br \/>\nBreathe our air and walk our sod<br \/>\nRob our sin and make us holy<br \/>\nPerfect Son of God<br \/>\nPerfect Son of God<br \/>\nWelcome to our world<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Click <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=JlbWqn0T4TQ\">here <\/a>to listen to this beautiful song.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Grace and peace be yours in abundance,<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Donna<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"#_ednref1\" name=\"_edn1\">[i]<\/a> \u201cWelcome to Our World,\u201d words and music by Chris Rice, Clumsy Fly Music, 1995.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; Christmas is just a few days away, which means there are just a few more days that I can share Christmas music with you! 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