Be a Gift to a World in Need by Allen Pote

It's so easy to get caught up in the hustle of the Christmas season, and forget about those less fortunate during these months. This song truly captures the spirit of giving that we should embrace not only during Christmas, but throughout the rest of the year as well.

The audio recording is from the 2011 Imagine RIT Concert (audio only, no video), with full choir accompanied by piano.

The score can be ordered here: http://hopepublishing.com/html/main.isx?sub=31&workid=2643
Words by Tom S. Long, Music by Allen Pote


Late in December the year is dying,
Yet in the darkness, we hear bells ring
And to a world that's cold and empty, they call to us a song to sing.

Remember the hearts that love you then freely give as you receive
And you will find what you were made for (and you will find what you were made for)
To be a gift to a world in need.

A broken father without a family, a troubled stranger who lives alone,
A grieving mother with hungry children they need a loving word from home

Remember all the hearts that love you then freely give as you receive
And you will find what you were made for (and you will find what you were made for)
To be a gift to a world in need.

There is a Giver who always loves us, there is a gift beyond all price.
We are the way the world receives it. Love to melt a heart of ice

So be the hands (so be the hands)
That reach in healing, embracing arms that hold with care
(That reach in healing, embracing arms that hold with care)
And be the voice that sings with feeling this song of hope,
(And be the voice that sings with feeling this song of hope)
A Christmas prayer. Remember all the hearts, the hearts that love you
(A Christmas prayer. Remember all the hearts, the hearts that love you)
Then freely give as you receive. You will find what you were made for
(Then freely give as you receive. You will find what you were made for)
To be a gift to a world in need (To be a gift to a world in need)

To be a gift to a world in need.

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