"'She will bear a son, and you shall call his name Jesus, for he will save his people from their sins.'"
"For while we were still weak, at the right time Christ died for the ungodly. For one will scarcely die for a righteous person—though perhaps for a good person one would dare even to die—but God shows his love for us in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us."
- Matthew 1:21, Romans 5:6-8
lyrics
Sweet little Jesus boy,
Born a long time ago,
Sweet little holy child,
We didn't know who you were.
Sweet little Jesus boy,
They made you be born in a manger.
Sweet little holy child,
We didn't know who you were.
Didn't know you'd come to save us, Lord,
To take our sins away.
Our eyes were blind, we could not see,
We didn't know who you were.
Long time ago,
You were born,
Born in a manger low,
Sweet little Jesus boy.
The world treats you mean, Lord,
Treats me mean too,
But that's how things are down here
When we don't know who you are.
You have told us how,
We are trying.
Master, you have shown us how
Even when you were dying.
Just seems like we can't do right,
Look how we treated you,
But please forgive us, Lord,
We didn't know it was you.
Sweet little Jesus boy,
Born a long time ago,
Sweet little holy child,
We didn't know who you were.
credits
from We Didn't Know,
released December 14, 2013
“Sweet Little Jesus Boy” was written by Robert MacGimsey and is published by Carl Fischer LLC. Cornerstone Church Music used it by permission.
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