This month I have been looking at non-traditional/contemporary Christmas songs.  Earlier in the year, I listened to a cd and found this song that is sung by the southern gospel group, Greater Vision.  It starts out telling about how the wiseman went to find this child and how they described him.  I knew immediately that this song was one I was going to sing someday.  It is gentle, yet powerful, insightful, yet truthful. 

Have you ever really thought about what Jesus, in human form really means?  These words are a way to describe the aspects of Christ in the image of God and man.  The author has been given such inspiration from God, that it really spoke to me.



Grace Has a Face
by Phil Cross
Sung by Greater Vision

In search of a child,

They traveled so far
Led by a star
To a place joy
Now the wiseman tell a beautiful story
Describing the glory of a baby boy.

Hope has hands
Freedom has feet
The truth will stand
The word will speak
The holy and lowly will finally embrace
For love has a heartbeat
And grace has a face.

Compassion has a tear
Joy has a laughter
And here ever after peace has a smile
Redemption's blood has veins to flow in
A temple to glow in
Light is a child

Hope has hands
Freedom has feet
Truth will stand
The word will speak
The holy and lowly will finally embrace
For love has a heartbeat grace has a face

Jesus, Jesus Jesus,
Let all heaven and earth proclaim
That love has heartbeat
And grace has a face.