This Christmas(Father Of The Fatherless)-Tobymac/Nirva Ready

[ti:This Christmas (Father of the Fatherless) (feat. Nirva Ready)] [ar:Toby Mac] [al:Christmas in Diverse City] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]This Christmas(Father Of The Fatherless) - Tobymac/Nirva Ready [00:10.03]Now Jonnie never got his wish [00:11.15]December 25th [00:12.25] [00:12.78]That's what he said [00:13.60]When we left the orphanage [00:14.47] [00:15.02]Nine years old [00:15.91]But Jonnie was an old soul [00:17.17]Gonna spend his first Christmas [00:18.51]In a real home [00:19.53]Then he showed me a picture [00:20.89]He made the night before [00:22.10]A drawing of a man [00:22.99]Standin' outside the door [00:24.08]He said [00:24.75]"I see him in my dreams [00:26.81]He comforts me [00:27.56]When I can't sleep" [00:28.73] [00:29.30]Father of the fatherless [00:30.91] [00:31.56]Be with your sons [00:32.51]And daughters this Christmas [00:34.37] [00:35.91]This Christmas [00:38.23] [00:38.85]"Believe in angels " [00:39.47]He asked starin' at the sky [00:40.88]I said I do [00:41.63]And saw a sparkle in his eye [00:43.08]Big brother for the weekend [00:44.34]Respondin' to the season [00:45.13] [00:45.84]I took the chance [00:46.54]That givin's better than receivin' [00:47.93]Two nights a new family [00:48.87]Some holiday cheer [00:50.26]We laughed and sang [00:51.18]Came on a midnight clear [00:52.68]We gave received [00:53.23]And as we headed to a close [00:54.98]We looked to the heavens [00:55.99]And it started snowing blessings [00:56.85] [00:57.68]Father of the fatherless [00:59.74]Be with your sons and daughters [01:01.36]This Christmas this Christmas [01:06.01] [01:06.96]Father let us not forget [01:08.61] [01:09.25]The children who are all alone [01:11.24]This Christmas this Christmas [01:15.75] [01:17.14]Religion that God our Father [01:20.21]Accepts as pure and faultless is this: [01:23.73] [01:24.83]That we look after orphans [01:26.53] [01:27.46]And widows in their distress [01:30.29] [01:31.95]Merry Christmas everyone [01:33.20] [01:35.10]Joy to the world [01:38.13] [01:39.41]The Lord is come [01:42.23] [01:44.24]Let Heaven and nature sing [01:46.50]Let Heaven and nature sing [01:48.94]Let Heaven and nature sing [01:50.53] [01:53.75]Big brother turned dad [01:54.88]In a couple weeks [01:56.07]Some gifts give more [01:56.96]Than you could ever dream [01:58.20]Started out as a plan [01:59.45]Just to do my part [02:00.81]But that little man went [02:01.95]And stole my heart [02:03.37]Father of the fatherless [02:04.82] [02:05.63]Be with your sons and daughters [02:07.23]This Christmas this Christmas [02:11.99] [02:12.65]Father let us not forget [02:14.82]The children who are all alone [02:16.89]This Christmas this Christmas [02:19.96] [02:26.68]Let Heaven and nature sing [02:28.24] [02:28.91]Let Heaven and nature sing [02:31.14] [02:36.10]Let Heaven and nature sing [02:37.57] [02:38.35]Let Heaven and nature sing [02:40.50] [02:41.40]From me and mine [02:42.33] [02:42.98]To you and yours [02:43.80] [02:44.92]Merry Christmas [02:45.86] [02:46.55]This year reach out [02:47.77]And love somebody y'all