The Cristmas Shoes

"The Christmas Shoes" by Newsong

It was almost Christmas time, there I stood in another line
Tryin' to buy that last gift or two, not really in the Christmas mood
Standing right in front of me was a little boy waiting anxiously
Pacing 'round like little boys do
And in his hands he held a pair of shoes

His clothes were worn and old, he was dirty from head to toe
And when it came his time to pay
I couldn't believe what I heard him say

Chorus:
Sir, I want to buy these shoes for my Mama, please
It's Christmas Eve and these shoes are just her size
Could you hurry, sir, Daddy says there's not much time
You see she's been sick for quite a while
And I know these shoes would make her smile
And I want her to look beautiful if Mama meets Jesus tonight

He counted pennies for what seemed like years
Then the cashier said, "Son, there's not enough here"
He searched his pockets frantically
Then he turned and he looked at me
He said Mama made Christmas good at our house
Though most years she just did without
Tell me Sir, what am I going to do,
Somehow I've got to buy her these Christmas shoes

So I laid the money down, I just had to help him out
I'll never forget the look on his face when he said
Mama's gonna look so great

Sir, I want to buy these shoes for my Mama, please
It's Christmas Eve and these shoes are just her size
Could you hurry, sir, Daddy says there's not much time
You see she's been sick for quite a while
And I know these shoes would make her smile
And I want her to look beautiful if Mama meets Jesus tonight

Bridge:
I knew I'd caught a glimpse of heaven's love
As he thanked me and ran out
I knew that God had sent that little boy
To remind me just what Christmas is all about

Repeat Chorus

The Christmas Shoes Lyrics will surely make you realize that Christmas is also a time that we think of the less fortunate ones among us, and only then can we aim to catch “a glimpse of heaven's love”.

This song was published in year 2001(if i'm not mistaken), it's a song for the TV movie "The Christmas Shoes". The story's about a young boy trying to get a pair of Christmas shoes for his dying mother, while a lawyer tries to deal with the break-up of his marriage. Though i havent seen this movie but there's a voice telling me that this is a great touching movie..


My heart was totally melted when i first listening to this song. At first i thought this was some kind of those bubbly christmas songs, so i downloaded it, and i was so surprised..so touched listening to this song, browsing thru its lyric, reveling in the intoxicating melody, humming along...

anyway, it's my first time sharing lyric here..since i find this song really meaningful and inspiring..Christmas is not only for fun and joy, there are atill many wretches out there living in this world waiting for a beam of hope..well, i cant really do anything to help..so, just live your life to the fullest and cherish every little thing you own!

^^