Do You Hear What I Hear
Celebrate the Message: Do You Hear the Call for Unity and Hope?
Lyrics
"Do You Hear What I Hear"
Introduction to the main question of the song: asking if the listener hears a particular sound.
Do you hear what I hear
Repetition of the question, emphasizing the importance of what is being heard.
Do you hear what I hear
-Said the night wind to the little lamb,
The night wind communicates with a little lamb, initiating a dialogue about perception.
Do you see what I see
The night wind describes a celestial sight to the lamb, symbolized by a star with a tail, possibly alluding to a comet.
Way up in the sky, little lamb,
-Do you see what I see
-A star, a star, dancing in the night
-With a tail as big as a kite
-With a tail as big as a kite
-Said the little lamb to the shepherd boy,
The lamb questions a shepherd boy about hearing the same sound previously mentioned.
Do you hear what I hear
The shepherd boy hears a song in the sky with a majestic voice, likely indicating an angelic presence or a divine message.
Ringing through the sky, shepherd boy,
-Do you hear what I hear
-A song, a song, high above the trees
-With a voice as big as the sea
-With a voice as big as the sea
-Everyone, come together
An invitation for unity, prayer, and celebration, emphasizing the communal aspect and love among people during the Christmas season.
Pray together, stay together
-Celebrate the coming other king
-All my sisters, all my brothers
-Come together, love one another
-Join me now, every voice and sing
-Do You Hear What I Hear?
Repetition of the song's title, potentially to reinforce the central question and theme of the song.
(Traditional Christmas)
-Said the shepherd boy to the mighty king,
-Do you know what I know
-In your palace warm, mighty king,
-Do you know what I know
-A Child, a child shivers in the cold
-Let us bring him silver and gold
-Let us bring him silver and gold
-The Child, the Child, sleeping in the night
-He will bring us goodness and light
-He will bring us goodness and light
-Everybody, come together
-Pray together, stay together
-Everybody, come together
-Stay together, celebrate together
-Everybody, come together
-Pray together, stay together
-Everybody, come together
-Stay together, celebrate together
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