The Hands That First Held Mary’s Child

[Verse 1]
The hands that first held Mary's child
Were hard from working wood
From boards they sawed and nailed and filed
And splinters they withstood

[Verse 2]
This day they gripped no tool of steel
They drove no iron nail
But cradled from the head to heel
Our Lord, newborn and frail

[Verse 3]
When Joseph marveled at the size
Of that small breathing frame
And gazed upon those bright new eyes
And spoke the infant's name

[Verse 4]
The angel's voice he once had dreamed
Poured out from heaven's height
And like the host of starts that gleamed
Blessed earth with welcome light

[Chorus]
This Child shall be Emmanuel
Not God upon a throne
But God-with-us, Emmanuel
As close as blood and bone

[Verse 5]
The tools which Joseph laid aside
A mob would later lift
And use with anger, fear and pride
To crucify God's gift

[Verse 6]
Let us, O Lord, not only hold
The Child who's born today
But charged with faith, may we behold
To follow in His way

[Bridge]
The tiny form in Joseph's palms
Confirmed what he had heard
And from his heart rose hymns and psalms
For heaven's human Word

[Chorus]
This Child shall be Emmanuel
Not God upon a throne
But God-with-us, Emmanuel
As close as blood and bone
This Child shall be Emmanuel
Not God upon a throne
But God-with-us, Emmanuel

[Post-Chorus]
As close as blood and bone

[Outro]
As close as blood and bone

Trivia about the song The Hands That First Held Mary’s Child by Bukas Palad Music Ministry

When was the song “The Hands That First Held Mary’s Child” released by Bukas Palad Music Ministry?
The song The Hands That First Held Mary’s Child was released in 1999, on the album “Pasko Na!”.

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