In honor of it being the week of Christmas, I would like to share some Christmas thoughts about a song I've gained a greater appreciation for. First, I would like to write all the words, and read it like a poem... try not to think of the melody as you read.
Said the night wind to the little lamb,
"Do you see what I see?
Way up in the sky, little lamb,
Do you see what I see?
A star, a star, dancing in the night
With a tail as big as a kite."
Said the little lamb to the shepherd boy,
"Do you hear what I hear?
Ringing through the sky, shepherd boy,
Do you hear what I hear?
A song, a song, high above the trees
With a voice as big as the seas."
Said the shepherd boy to the mighty king,
"Do you know what I know?
In your palace warm, mighty king,
Do you know what I know?
A child, A child, shivers in the cold
Let us bring him silver and gold."
Said the king to the people everywhere,
"Listen to what I say.
Pray for peace, people everywhere.
Listen to what I say.
The child, the child, sleeping in the night
He will bring us goodness and light."
My first thoughts have to do with the voice. The name of the song is "Do you hear what I hear" after all. The night wind is what had the voice, and it was telling of the star with a voice as big as the seas. Perhaps we can assume this amazingly large voice was an angel, appearing to the shepherd to tell him of the birth of Christ.
My second thought is about the bravery of the shepherd boy. Can you imagine having the responsibility to tell the king about this amazing vision and newly gained knowledge you've received from an angel? How very brave.
But my final thought is for the king. He must have been a very humble and righteous king to know the truth of the words of the shepherd, and especially to know that this child, Christ, would bring goodness and light. We have no record of such a king at the time of Christ. But we do know that the wise men were led by the star from the beginning of the song. Maybe this song is a little window into the nation that one of the wise men came from. It's kind of fun to think of other prophets and kingdoms that we have no record of, but we know existed.
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Hey Britta! Fun thoughts. I had never really known the words to that song. It kind of fits in the "little drummer boy" category... where most people can sing a phrase or two in order and then...
The winter I returned from Jerusalem I was asked to share some thoughts about the Nativity at the Plymouth Ward Christmas party. I remember pondering what I had studied when I was there and then "click" realized why, from the millions of people who would have wanted to be there, it was shepherds and kings who were invited. These are the aspects of the Savior that He wanted understood, after all He is "the Good Shepherd" and "a wise King". I have since thought that it may even refer to the fact that he came first as a shepherd and will someday return as a King.
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