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Lyrics:
It was December twenty four and she had naught With which to buy her prince a gift worthy of his love And it weren’t for want of saving, for she’d tried But empty handed she now slumped, prayers flung open wide And then in that moment, it all crystallized She knew what she must do to remedy this need With a sparkle in her eye she went to town And traded brunette locks for a chain of gold
She was giving all she had for one she loved To celebrate the Father’s gift to us
Peace, peace is here Tell the world, Christ is near Love, have no fear Love has come, Christ is here
Della’s heart could only tremble at the thought Of Jim’s reaction to her short crop of schoolboy hair But she knew how grand his fob would match the chain She was sure he’d understand the price she’d had to pay “Darling Del, your hair is gone!” he cried But then he saw the chain of gold and he sat down with a smile “I sold the watch to buy these precious combs, Merry Christmas Del, my love, our gifts can wait a while”
He had given all he had for one he loved To celebrate the Father’s gift to us
And this gift bought with such sacrifice For every woman, man and child And this gift, bought at such great a price No, we can’t understand, no, we can’t comprehend No we just can’t explain it, we just know that peace is here
Words and music by Jared Haschek
Based on the short story The Gift of the Magi by O. Porter, 1906
© Copyright 2009 Jared Haschek
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