If God Had Not First Loved Us
1 John 4:9-10
Lyrics
verse 1
If God had not first loved us
Enough to leave His throne,
To lay aside His glory and crown,
There would have been no baby
Asleep upon the hay,
No manger scene in no cattle stall.
If God had not first chosen to love us
There would have been no Christmas at all!
verse 2
No oxen would be lowing,
No baby would awake,
No silent stars above would go by.
The world in solemn stillness
Would hear no angels sing;
No tidings of great joy in the night.
If God had not first chosen to love us
There would have been no Christmas at all!
chorus
But as it is God came to us in Mary’s little boy,
His royal throne a manger full of hay;
And angels sang, and shepherds ran
To worship and adore,
For Christ was born on Christmas day!
verse 3
If God had not first wanted
To take us for His own,
There would have been no bright Christmas star.
No need to guide those wise men
To where no baby lay,
No need to bear him gifts from afar.
If God had not first chosen to love us
There would have been no Christmas at all!
Verse 4
If God had not first chosen
To give His only Son
To pay a debt we never could pay,
Our sin would grip as iron,
Our guilt would weigh like stone,
And ever in midwinter we’d stay.
If God had not first chosen to save us
There never would have been Christmas day
chorus 2
O come and sing, O run to Him!
To worship and adore,
For Christ was born on Christmas day,
Yes Christ was born on Christmas day!
