I heard this song and fell in love with it. It really makes you think.
Will you join in the movement! I know I will.
Here is some information on the song
Our good friend Matthew West recently teamed up with Amy Grant to record his new Christmas song “Give This Christmas Away.” It was written as the theme song for the new Veggie Tales Christmas movie called “St. Nicholas–A Story of Joyful Giving” releasing this fall.
Not one to go through the motions…Matthew has also partnered with Tyndale House Publishers to write his new book, “101 Simple, Meaningful Ways to Give This Christmas Away.” The book will feature the lyrics to this new song along with how he was inspired to write it. Each page of the book will contain one idea on the theme, plus an explanation on how to put it into practice, with a related Bible verse selected from the New Living Translation (NLT.) The 101 ways will range from the seemingly insignificant ways – like holding the door for someone – to working with a ministry, such as Operation Christmas Child, and discovering what giving to that organization means in the life of a child. Matthew talks about why this book is important to him…“I think this will also be a great book for families to work through together, to re-focus on the true meaning of Christmas. My family and I will be picking a bunch of the ways to give and take part too.”
Matthew is the official spokesperson for Operation Christmas Child, a division of the international relief organization Samaritan’s Purse. Earlier this year he distributed shoe box gifts with them to children in Bogota Columbia. He is also collecting shoe boxes on “The Motions Tour” this fall.Read more:
Our good friend Matthew West recently teamed up with Amy Grant to record his new Christmas song “Give This Christmas Away.” It was written as the theme song for the new Veggie Tales Christmas movie called “St. Nicholas–A Story of Joyful Giving” releasing this fall.
Not one to go through the motions…Matthew has also partnered with Tyndale House Publishers to write his new book, “101 Simple, Meaningful Ways to Give This Christmas Away.” The book will feature the lyrics to this new song along with how he was inspired to write it. Each page of the book will contain one idea on the theme, plus an explanation on how to put it into practice, with a related Bible verse selected from the New Living Translation (NLT.) The 101 ways will range from the seemingly insignificant ways – like holding the door for someone – to working with a ministry, such as Operation Christmas Child, and discovering what giving to that organization means in the life of a child. Matthew talks about why this book is important to him…“I think this will also be a great book for families to work through together, to re-focus on the true meaning of Christmas. My family and I will be picking a bunch of the ways to give and take part too.”
Matthew is the official spokesperson for Operation Christmas Child, a division of the international relief organization Samaritan’s Purse. Earlier this year he distributed shoe box gifts with them to children in Bogota Columbia. He is also collecting shoe boxes on “The Motions Tour” this fall.Read more:
Here are the lyrics. Read them carefully and
let them touch your heart like they did to me
What if I told you
You have the power
To give someone hope
Beyond their wildest dreams
What if I told you
It’s right there in your hands
In your hands
It’s hard to imagine
How something so small
Can make all the difference
Tear down the tallest wall
What if December
Looked different this year
What if we all just
Give this Christmas away
If there’s love in your heart
Don’t let it stay there
Give this Christmas away
And your life will be changed
By the gifts you receive
When you give this Christmas away
It’s feeding the hungry
Serving the poor
It’s telling the orphan
You’re not forgotten anymore
It’s doing what love does
Even when no one’s watching you
Give this Christmas away
If there’s love in your heart
Don’t let it stay there
Give this Christmas away
And your life will be changed
By the gifts you receive
When you give this Christmas away
For God so loved the world
That He gave His only Son
So we could be
His hands, His feet, His love His love
What if I told you
You have the power
To give someone hope
Far beyond their wildest dreams
What if December
Looked different this year
Yah what if we all just
Give this Christmas away
If there’s love in your heart
Don’t let it stay there
Give this Christmas away
And your life will be changed
By the gifts you receive
When you give this Christmas away
So How Are You
Going To Give This Christmas Away???????
This Christmas my family and I adopted three children from the school where I teach. This is something we do every year instead of buying gifts for each other we don't need. It is a fun time that gets the family together. We go shopping together and try to wrap together. Its a great experience!
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