We Sing Glory

Close attention to the baby's body is the unusual feature of this Fred Hammond Christmas song. "Little baby boy sent as God among us... tiny fragile heart, pumped Your blood to save us," he sings, and the details keep coming: "little hands and feet, made for nail and hammer." The cradle is already pointed toward the cross.

The refrain gives the reason: "for You come to be a sin offering," which echoes Isaiah 53:10, and "singing glory to the Lamb," an echo of John 1:29. Another stanza says it directly, "born to die, but You live again, and take all our sins away." Even the line about "tiny arms and legs, broad, strong and sturdy" ends with "you carry the key to our victory."

The closing section drops in the carol "Hark! the herald angels sing, glory to the newborn King, peace on earth and mercy mild, God and sinner reconciled," a line close to 2 Corinthians 5:19, and then "Gloria in excelsis Deo" from Luke 2:14, with a plain addition, "God has come to save us. Yes, He has." The song ends with thanks.