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I first heard this song on a televised concert called The Spirit of Christmas. A group of musicians decided to create the concert in order to raise funds to end hunger in Africa. I fell in love with the song the first time I heard it, and I’m glad I can share it with you. <\/p>\n
Here is an exerpt from Christy about how she came up with the song: <\/p>\n
Just after my third child was born I was asked to write a song for a special project that our church was working on. It would be a Christmas record, a collaborative effort from artists that were members of our church to raise money for African Missions. My heart resonated with the idea of contributing a song that would help raise money for our brothers and sisters in Kenya, Nigeria and the Sudan. But In the sleepy haze of becoming a parent of 3, I was not sure I could actually rise to the occasion. My husband Nathan and I sat down several times to try to tackle some old Christmas song ideas from the past, but nothing was stirring that felt right for this particular project.<\/p>\n
A few nights later I was holding my newborn daughter in just the lamp light of our bedroom. I began to study her hands, her chin and her tiny mouth… Her chest was held close to my heart with her face angled up where I could feel her breathing on my chin. I grabbed a notebook from the table next to me and began to jot down little phrases, just capturing the beauty of that moment as best I could.<\/p>\n