Product Description
Lyrics, suitable for Christmas, to the melody of Pass Me Not (William Howard Doane).
Background that inspired the lyrics:
From one of his writings (Woord teen die Lig I/6) prof. Dirkie Smit tells how he was feeling uneasily over Christmas time. It was all because of the story of the birth of Jesus according to Luke 2 verse 7b in his Children Bible that said no one whould grant a place to Mary and Joseph to overnight, because they did not know that the young woman will be the mother of the Son of God. What hindered him was how the people was supposed to know that she is pregnant with Jesus? He wondered if he himself would have done better? Whould he recognize the mother of Jesus, and in the end, Jesus Himself?
Lirieke, gepas vir Kersfees, op die melodie van Gaan My Nie Verby, O Heiland (Pass Me Not - William Howard Doane)
Agtergrond wat die lirieke geïnspireer het:
Prof. Dirkie Smit vertel hoe hy as kind oor die Kerstyd onrustig gevoel het (Woord teen die Lig I/6). Dit alles was aan sy Kinderbybel te danke, wat by die beskrywing van Jesus se geboorteverhaal oor Lukas 2 vers 7b gesê het niemand wou vir Maria en Josef plek gee om te oornag nie, want hulle het nie geweet die jong vroutjie sou die moeder van die Seun van God word nie. Wat hom gepla het, was hóé moes die mense geweet het sy is die verwagtende moeder van Jesus? Hyself het gewonder: sou hy beter gevaar het? Sou hy die moeder van Jesus, en uiteindelik Jesus self, kon herken?
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