This Child from The Gift is very popular with schools and churches at Christmas time for Carol concerts and Nativity Plays. Using The Magnificat for it's inspiration Graham creates a fun, calypso style song that children can sing with some deep truths woven into the lyrics.
Lyrics and Sheet Music: https://grahamkendrick.co.uk/this-child/
Lyric Video: http://bit.ly/2DtETjW
Backing Track Video here: http://bit.ly/33vaagT
Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2XYktsP
Graham tells the stories of each of the 12 songs in a series of short videos here: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLu8mfQRMKrc6JG5r0hbp-ucO1CVd7kBRB
Lyric Videos and Backing Track Videos are here: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLu8mfQRMKrc4axpNAg2bZzy6JlGiZowrg
More resources for Christmas are here: https://grahamkendrick.co.uk/christmas-resources/
This child secretly comes in the night
Oh this Child, hiding a heavenly light
Oh this Child, coming to us like a stranger
This heavenly Child
This Child, heaven come down now
To be with us here
Heavenly love and mercy appear
Softly in awe and wonder come near
Oh this heavenly Child
This Child, rising on us like the sun
Oh this child, given to light everyone
Oh this Child, guiding our feet on the pathway
To peace on earth
This Child, raising the humble and poor
Oh this Child, making the proud ones to fall
This Child, filling the hungry with good things
This heavenly Child
Graham Kendrick
Copyright © 1988 Make Way Music,
www.grahamkendrick.co.uk