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Gift for Me

by Elijah & Jesse

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Come they told me Pa rum pum pum pum A new born King to see, Pa rum pum pum pum Our finest gifts we bring Pa rum pum pum pum To lay before the King Pa rum pum pum pum Rum pum pum pum Rum pum pum pum So to honor Him Pa rum pum pum pum, When we come. Little Baby Pa rum pum pum pum I am a poor boy too, Pa rum pum pum pum I have no gift to bring Pa rum pum pum pum That's fit to give our King Pa rum pum pum pum Rum pum pum pum Rum pum pum pum Shall I play for you! Pa rum pum pum On my drum. Mary nodded Pa rum pum pum pum The ox and lamb kept time Pa rum pum pum pum I played my drum for Him Pa rum pum pum I played my best for Him Pa rum pum pum pum Rum pum pum pum Rum pum pum pum Then He smiled at me Pa rum pum pum pum Me and my drum.
2.
O come, O come, Emmanuel And ransom captive Israel That mourns in lonely exile here Until the Son of God appear Rejoice! Rejoice! Emmanuel Shall come to thee O Israel O come, Thou Dayspring, come and cheer Our spirits by Thine advent here And drive away the shades of night And pierce the clouds and bring us light Rejoice! Rejoice! Emmanuel Shall come to thee O Israel O come, Desire of nations, bind All people in one heart and mind Bid envy strife and quarrels cease Fill all the world with heaven's peace Rejoice! Rejoice! Emmanuel Shall come to thee O Israel
3.
Little Babe 04:27
Evergreens, all covered with snow Christmas lights, with their shine to bestow Presents, underneath the tree All those Christmas gatherings And of all the things that remind you He's the one that should come to mind The reason for the season The joy to the world His name is Jesus Christ Born of a virgin, laid in a manger Innocent, soon to be slain There he lay, asleep on the hay The sinless, helpless, little babe Sentenced to die for nothing more than being disliked He laid down his life just for you and I His disciples ran to hide When they nailed His hands and pierced his side And of all the things that remind you He's the one that should come to mind The reason for the season The joy to the world His name is Jesus Christ Born of a virgin, laid in a manger Innocent, soon to be slain There he lay, asleep on the hay The sinless, helpless, little babe
4.
Gift for Me 05:40
the cold, it burns my throat the snow, it numbs my toes the death I face will not erase it's the ice that fills my veins these woods I've called my home the trees and I alone no hope, no love that I can see this will be the death of me but stranger, is this gift for me? it's foggy and I can barely see your son and you stand with a coat and a key my kind reply says that "I'd rather freeze" he sat down his gift in the snow faced his son and whispered words clearly and slow "protect him with your life and with your pocket-knife" I'll be back soon to rescue you both" the stranger left into the wood and the boy's arms wrapped me up quite good with the coat he brought and the boy's own lot he gave to me as much as he could but child, it this gift for me? it's freezing and my lungs can barely breathe you've given all you can while in this cold you won't stand I'm warmer now but your heart will surely cease the man returned with carriage just behind his lantern showed that I was sadly quite fine but his son had grown so white and I watched him die the stranger knew and then began to cry he grabbed us both and took us to his home and buried his son, I heard each sob and groan the man, he smiled, and said that I was his child with grief he owned, he said that I was his own but father, is this for me? your son to die but I'm allowed to breathe the love you've shown has risen and grown let's go and fetch the lost to come home
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Silent Night 03:10
Silent night, holy night All is calm, all is bright Round yon Virgin Mother and Child Holy Infant so tender and mild Sleep in heavenly peace Sleep in heavenly peace Silent night, holy night! Shepherds quake at the sight Glories stream from heaven afar Heavenly hosts sing Alleluia! Christ, the Saviour is born Christ, the Saviour is born Silent night, holy night Son of God, love's pure light Radiant beams from Thy holy face With the dawn of redeeming grace Jesus, Lord, at Thy birth Jesus, Lord, at Thy birth Silent night, holy night Wonderous star, lend thy light With the angels, let us sing Allelujah to our King Christ the savior is born
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"For to us a child is born, to us a son is given, and the government will be on his shoulders. And he will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. Of the greatness of his government and peace there will be no end. He will reign on David’s throne and over his kingdom, establishing and upholding it with justice and righteousness from that time on and forever. The zeal of the Lord Almighty will accomplish this." Isaiah 9:6-7

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released December 22, 2012

Recorded from September - December of '12

All instrumentation (not excluding: magazines, rulers, shakers, snaps, stomps, candles and slinkies) performed by Elijah Herrell and Jesse Eckard*

Guest Harmonies on "O Come, O Come Emmanuel" by Hanna Herrell
Piano on "O Come, O Come Emmanuel" by Freda Herrell
Lyrics, composition and arrangement for "Little Babe" was written by Jesse Eckard
Lyrics, composition and arrangement for "Gift For Me" was written by Elijah Herrell
Christmas Carpet Angel accomplished by Grace Eckard
Arrangement of "Unto Us, A Son" by Elijah Herrell

*"Unto Us, A Son" was a duet performed by Elijah and Freda Herrell

"Little Drummer Boy" was written by Katherine Kennicott Davis, Henry Onorati and Harry Simeone
"O Come, O Come Emmanuel" and "Silent Night" fall under public domain but many thanks to their respective writers.

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