"This Christmas (Joy To The World)" lyrics - TOBYMAC

[Woman:]
Joy to the world
Let Heaven and nature sing
Let Heaven and nature sing

[Toby:]
Now Johny never got his wish on December 25
That's what he said when we left the orphanage
9 years old, but Johny was an old soul
Gonna spend his first Christmas in a real home
Showed me a picture that he drew the night before
Was a picture of a man standing outside a door
I asked him who it was and he said someone I only
See in dreams
Comforts me when I cry myself to sleep

[Woman:]
Father of the fatherless
Be with your sons and daughters this Christmas
This Christmas

[Toby:]
Believe in angels?
Johny asked me starin' at the sky
I said I do and saw a sparkle in his eye
Big brother for the weekend respondin' to the season
Took the chance that givin's better than receivin'
Two nights, a new family, some holiday cheer
We laughed and sang
Came on a midnight clear
We gave, received, and as we headed to a close
We looked to the Heavens and it started to snow down blessings

[Woman:]
Father of the fatherless
Be with your sons and daughters this Christmas
([Toby:] You ain't livin' til you choose to give love and joy and peace to one of His)
Father let us not forget
The children who are all alone this Christmas

([Toby:] You ain't livin' til you choose to give, you ain't livin' til you choose to give)

[Little boy:]
Religion that God our Father Accepts as pure and faultless is this: to look after orphans and widows in the distress
Merry Christmas Everyone

[Woman:]
Joy to the world
The Lord is come
Let Heaven and nature sing
Let Heaven and nature sing
Let Heaven and nature sing
Let Heaven and nature sing

[Toby:]
Believe in angels Johny asked me starin' at the sky
I said I do and saw a sparkle in his I
9 years old, but Johny was an old soul
Gonna spend his next Christmas in a real home
[Woman:]Father of the fatherless
Be with your sons and daughters this Christmas
This Christmas

[Toby:]
Believe in angels?
Johny asked me starin' at the sky
I said I do and saw a sparkle in his eye
Big brother for the weekend respondin' to the season
Took the chance that givin's better than receivin'
Two nights, a new family, some holiday cheer
We laughed and sang
Came on a midnight clear
We gave, received, and as we headed to a close
We looked to the Heavens and it started to snow down blessings

[Toby:]
You ain't livin'
You ain't livin'
You ain't livin'

[Woman:]
Let Heaven and nature sing
Let Heaven and nature sing
([Toby:] You ain't livin' til you choose to give, you ain't livin' til you choose to give)
Don't leave me all alone
This Christmas

[Little Boy:]
Merry Christmas everyone!