What God Wants For Christmas

Album: Home For The Holidays (2014)
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  • Old man playing Santa Claus
    Blue in a town with old Jack Frost
    Now he's handing out candy canes and smiles for free
    People scoring with their lists
    Rushing around to buy those gifts that will
    End up wrapped up underneath the tree
    I'm sitting at this red light looking at a manger scene
    Watching snowflakes kiss that baby
    And it makes me think

    I wonder what God wants for Christmas
    Something that you can't find in a store
    Maybe peace on earth, no more empty seats in church
    Might be what's on His wishlist
    I wonder what God wants for Christmas

    What do you give someone
    Who give His only Son
    What if we believe in Him
    Like He believes in us

    I wonder what God wants for Christmas
    What might put a smile on His face
    Every bubble with no dust, the devil given up
    Might be what's on His wishlist

    I wonder what God wants for Christmas
    What kind of gift from you and me
    More sister, more brother, more lovin' one another
    Yeah, I wonder, I wonder what God wants
    By now we oughta know what God wants for Christmas Writer/s: Darius Rucker, Frank Rogers, Monty Russ Criswell
    Publisher: Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Spirit Music Group
    Lyrics licensed and provided by LyricFind

Comments: 1

  • Dksoul from IllinoisDarius, this song is wonderful. It's very important, especially now, to acknowledge God's heart at Christmas. The song reminds me of the final scene in the 1947 movie The Bishop's Wife. David Niven gives a sermon about an empty stocking humanity has a responsibility to fill. Thank you for this song.
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