It may be the strangest Christmas song ever crafted. Modern Christians rarely sing it, even though we often see its lyrics and hear them read aloud.
Its author was no secondhand source or distant observer but (more than) an eyewitness of what really transpired when God himself came into our world, was wrapped in swaddling cloths, and laid in a manger. In fact, it was the songwriter herself who birthed him, wrapped him, and laid him there. The author is Jesus’s own mother. Read More
One of my favorite renditions of the Song of Mary is David Haas' "Holy Is Your Name," set to the tune of the Irish/Scottish folk song "Wild Mountain Thyme.".
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