Sweet Little Jesus Boy.

The title sounds (and may be) a bit cheesy.  However.  Get over it for now.  This song was sung by my friend Hannah in church yesterday, during communion.  It is a deep, mournful spiritual.  I had heard the song before, but never in the context of a communion service.  It was powerful.  As I listened to the words and walked forward to receive the Lord's Supper, I was struck by the beautiful and radical contrast between the Advent and Easter messages.

Sweet Little Jesus Boy
(Robert MacGimsey)

Sweet little Jesus boy
    They made you be born in a manger
    Sweet little holy child
    We didn't know who you were

Didn't know you'd come to save us Lord
    To take our sins away
    Our eyes were blind, we could not see
    We didn't know who you were

Long time ago
    You were born
    Born in a manger Lord
    Sweet little Jesus boy
    The world treats you mean Lord
    Treats me mean too
    But that's how things are down here
    We don't know who you are

You have told us how
    We are trying
    Master you have shown us how
    Even when you were dying
    Just seems like we can't do right
    Look how we treated you
    But please Sir forgive us Lord
    We didn't know it was you

Sweet little Jesus boy
    Born a long time ago
    Sweet little holy child
    We didn't know who you were

Amen.

Comments

[Roberta]

I love this song sung by a rich baritone or an alto ...

[leslie ross]

Hi,

My dad was a professional baritone who has sung this song in our church. My dad died a couple of wks ago. He wanted a recording of this song played at his service, but i can't find a copy of it...do you know where/how I can get a recording of it whether on CD or to download. what a wonderful song!