Painted-On Smiles
Child of Promise
Copyright 2002.
As you can see, I wrote this song quite some time ago. The song has been a hit in my family and wherever I have
played it.
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Lyrics
Verse 1:
Abraham leaned upon his staff
and listened to the wind
And watched as God's promise was fulfilled.
And as he saw that baby boy
His eyes were filled with tears of joy.
He knew that God was faithful to His Word.
Chorus:
For this was the Child of Promise
The One that God had sworn
Thru this Child of Promise
A mighty nation would be born
A nation far too great to number
As the sand beside the sea.
And the Lord God keeps His promises
Through all eternity.
Verse 2:
God told Abraham to take
His son into the hills
And sacrifice his life there to his Lord.
And Abraham was willing
To honor God's command.
He knew somehow his son would live again!
Chorus:
Verse 3:
Joseph held a swaddling cloth
And knelt down in the hay
And watched as God's promise was fulfilled.
He knew the child would be a king
The one the prophet said would bring
Redemption to a world
That hated Him.
Chorus:
For this was the Child of Promise
The One that God had sworn
Through this Child of Promise
A mighty nation would be born
A nation blessed with God's forgiveness
To live eternally.
And the Lord God keeps His promises
Through All eternity.
Verse 4:
Jesus knelt down in the grass
At Gethsemane
And prayed, "Not My will, but Thine, O Lord."
And Jesus was willing
To die there in my place
A sacrifice for sin for the
Whole Human Race.
Chorus:
For He was the Child of Promise
The One that God had sworn
Through this Child of Promise
A mighty nation would be born
A nation blessed with God's forgiveness
To live eternally.
And the Lord God keeps His promises
Through All eternity.
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