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Joy to the World

by Nate Hale

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Joy to the world
The Lord has come
A baby who scared the powers at be
He used to be in our hearts
But now there’s no longer room
Still heaven and nature sing
While we bow down to other things
But heaven and nature know their true King

Saint Nicholas
Used to wear green
And give to those in need
But now he wears red instead of green
Because he works for Coke selling drinks
And we go see him at the mall
To make sure we’ll receive our blessings all
And hope to find joy in our new things

We have no time
For a homeless refugee
So we make him some other thing
Because humble doesn’t sell well
And without your stuff, life would be hell
So we turn to the screen
And search for purpose and meaning
While heaven and nature sing to all listening

Are you listening?

God wake us up
To your truth and grace,
And may the nations confess
The glories of your righteousness
And teach us how to love,
Teach us how to say enough,
And may we find wonder and joy…
In your true love.

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released December 13, 2021
Nate Hale: Lyrics, Arrangement, Piano, and Vocals
Derek McClardy: Engineering, Producing, Mixing, Mastering, and Digital Instruments
Daniel Reed: Producing

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Nate Hale Nashville

Hailing from Nashville, Tennessee, singer/songwriter Nate Hale makes music that is prophetic and painfully truthful, with a melodic, easygoing flow. Nate writes about real life issues: love, war, politics, and religion. Buy the music, come to the shows, clap your hands, and pray that the vision in his music will spread; that swords will be beaten into plows and that jubilee will become reality. ... more

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