This week’s featured song story comes to us from Matt Redman. We’re excited to share with you the story behind his original Christmas song “These Christmas Lights.”
The song “These Christmas Lights” is a cry to say that all these lights are sparkling around us at a time like this at Christmas, but our prayer is that they might shine for You. So often Christmas becomes about other stuff that we can get so consumed by it, some of the commercial side. And if we’re not careful Christ gets a little bit shoved away from the center of praise, moved over to the side but we want to bring him back to the center. It says in this song, “we hold a flame in our hearts now, say a prayer that in this world all these lights, these Christmas lights will shine for You and You alone.” – Matt Redman
Click on the video interview below to hear Matt Redman share the full story and meaning behind this track, and scroll down to listen and read the full lyrics of the song.
“These Christmas Lights” Lyrics
[Verse 1]
All the lights, shining brightly
As the choir of, angels sing
Singing praise, now in the highest
At the birth of, Christ the King
Yes all the lights, are shining brightly
As the choir of, angels sing
Singing praise, now in the highest
At the birth of, Christ the King
[Chorus]
Open my eyes; O heart believe
The wonder of, that Christmas night
Be born in me
[Verse 2]
Sing again, the sacred song of
How that star lit, up the sky
And how this world, lost in the darkness
Felt the hope of, Heaven’s light
[Chorus]
Open my eyes; O heart believe
The wonder of, that Christmas night
Be born in me
Open my eyes; O heart believe
The wonder of, that Christmas night
Be born in me
[Bridge]
All the lights are, shining brightly
At the glory, of the King
All the lights are, shining brightly
For the glory, of Your Name
All the lights are, shining brightly
At the glory, of the King
All the lights are, shining brightly
For the glory, of Your Name
[Interlude]
[Verse 3]
We hold a flame, in our hearts now
Say a prayer that, in this world
All these lights, these Christmas lights will
Shine for You, and You alone
You alone …
[Bridge]
All the lights are, shining brightly
At the glory, of the King
All the lights are, shining brightly
For the glory, of Your Name
All the lights are, shining brightly
At the glory, of the King
All the lights are, shining brightly
For the glory, of Your Name
[Outro]
Lord all the lights are, shining brightly
For the glory; of Your Name
Oh let them shine, let them shine
For the glory of Your Name …
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