Jason Gray - "Baby King" (Acoustic)

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“To make us feel safe, he came as a baby king…”
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I suppose the common thread that runs through most of the Christmas songs I’ve written is the idea of vulnerability.
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I remember reading once that in order for trust to exist between two people, the person with more power has to risk being open and vulnerable first.
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I heard it explained like this: Amazon’s return policy almost invites abuse and being taken advantage of. And that is what makes people want to shop there. By assuming the risk and making themselves vulnerable, it draws people to them. Funny example maybe, but also appropriate around Christmastime.
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I can think of at least a couple reasons why God might have chosen to come as a baby. One of them is that we become more childlike when we’re around a child, and I believe this is God’s game plan for our lives: to make us children again.
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Another reason, I think, is that God knows our story and knows that anyone who has ever hurt us has had some kind of power over us. So he understands why we’re suspicious of power and why our self-protective walls go up whenever power walks in the room.
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He also knows how to get past those walls: by coming as a baby. Because you can’t defend yourself against a baby. Being in the presence of such vulnerability brings all of our walls down.
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So don’t be afraid, He came as a baby King.

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Lyrics:
Come now, you don't have to fear anymore
There's never been a king quite like this one before
He knows it's not easy to let down your guard
And that it might take a baby to open your heart
And tenderly pull your defenses apart
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(Chorus)
Ring every bell, shout out the message
All hail the coming of Jesus
Lord of us all, small and defenseless
Power comes swaddled in meekness
So don't be afraid, He came as a baby King
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Come see the wonder where new life begins
The child who can make us all children again
‘Cause we've learned that power is something to fear
So we hide our hearts when power is near
But everything changes when a baby appears
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(Chorus)
Ring every bell, shout out the message
All hail the coming of Jesus
Lord of us all, small and defenseless
Power comes swaddled in meekness
To make us feel safe, He came as a baby King
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The morning is here, the child in me awakes
I throw back the covers and run to the place
Where my gift is waiting and I come face to face
With the baby who will save me
Come see the baby King
He changes everything
Ring every bell, this is the birthday of Jesus
Come as a child, we are all children on Christmas

(Chorus)
Ring every bell, shout out the message
All hail the coming of Jesus
Lord of us all, small and defenseless
Power comes swaddled in meekness
So don't be afraid, He came as a baby King