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  1. Joy Whispered

From the recording Joy Whispered

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During a songwriting challenge in October, I was given the assignment of writing a holiday song, choosing five of ten words from a list. Two words that were randomly placed together stuck out to me: “silent” and “light.” I love Christmas, everything Christmas, but what I love most is the universal peace at its core. Putting those two words together gave me a novel image on the familiar manger scene. I could just feel the hush of the people gathered under quiet starlight, in awe of this new born baby, whispering their excitement as would happen with any birth. How very human, and how very divine! And what a cool juxtaposition, the lights and experience of our contemporary Christmas in general being so noisy, crowded and celebratory. As I continued to picture the scene, I thought about the joy that crossed cultural, socioeconomic and I guess “earthly” boundaries- native, grimy shepherds in from a long day in the fields, and wealthy, educated “wisemen”/kings from afar who were probably exhausted from their travels, and heavenly angels, all sharing this love for an infant and his impoverished family who also were tired travelers. Truly a magical sight. So I wove into this vision both a reminder and an inspiration, a humanitarian message that in our quiet times and in our celebrations of life, at OUR core, we really are one in this world. “Love is Born.” (p.s. the other words were “joy,” “melts” and “magical…” :))

Lyrics

JOY WHISPERED RÄNDI B. FAY (BMI) ©2018
Strike a match and touch the wick As the Christmas story’s told Anger melts and starts to drip Softened in the candle glow
She hummed a lullaby
Wrapped her Son in golden straw to hold as God and child Mother-love, eternal awe
Ooooo, Let the baby sleep ’til morn
Hush now, little children, ooooo, love is born as
Joy whispered
And a star flickered
Kings and angels sharing delight Earth to sky, what a magical sight Christened by the silent light as Joy whispered
Joy whispered
Joy whispered in the night
Strike a match and touch the wick How soon the flame will grow Wonder echoes, sure and quick As heaven starts unfolding
The greatest story ever told
Ooooo, Let the baby sleep ’til morn
Hush now, little children, ooooo, love is born as
(Chorus)
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No sleigh bells rang, no choirs sang
No trumpet sounds, no run-around Long ago on bended knee
As one, they bowed in peace, Bewildered shepherds, mighty kings Joining hands, they barely breathed, and

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