Do You Hear What I Hear
David T. Clydesdale Lyrics
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“Do you see what I see?”
‘Way up in the sky little lamb
“Do you see what I see?”
A star, a star dancing in the night
With a tail as big as a kite
With a tail as big as a kite
“Do you hear what I hear?”
Ringing through the sky, shepherd boy,
“Do you hear what I hear?”
A song, a song high above the tree
With a voice as big as the sea
With a voice as big as the sea
Said the shepherd boy to the mighty king,
“Do you know what I know?”
In your palace warm, mighty king
“Do you know what I know?”
A child, a child shivers in the cold,
Let us bring Him silver and gold
Let us bring Him silver and gold
Said the king to the people everywhere
“Listen to what I say!”
Pray for peace, people everywhere
“Listen to what I say!”
The Child, the Child sleeping in the night
He will bring us goodness and light
He will bring us goodness and light
The song "Do You Hear What I Hear?" by David T. Clydesdale is a popular Christmas carol that tells the story of the birth of Jesus from the perspective of different characters - the night wind, little lamb, shepherd boy, mighty king, and people. The lyrics of the verses are structured in a dialogue form, with each character asking the other if they see, hear or know what they do. The night wind spots a star that is dancing in the night sky with a tail as big as a kite and asks the little lamb if it can see it too. The lamb spots it and asks the shepherd boy if he can hear what he hears. The boy hears a song that is ringing through the sky with a voice as big as the sea and asks the mighty king if he knows what he knows. The king sees that a child is shivering in the cold and urges the people to pray for peace and for the Child, who will bring them goodness and light.
The song is a beautiful and poetic representation of the events surrounding the birth of Christ. It inspires people to reflect on the importance of the Christmas message of peace, hope, and love, and to spread that message to everyone around them. The dialogue structure of the lyrics also adds to its appeal, as it creates a sense of intimacy and warmth, drawing the listener into the story and inviting them to participate in it.
Line by Line Meaning
Said the night wind to the little lamb
The wind spoke to a little lamb in the night
"Do you see what I see?"
The wind asked the lamb if it saw what it was seeing
'Way up in the sky little lamb
The sighting was in the sky and the lamb was small in comparison
"Do you see what I see?"
The wind asked the lamb again if it saw what it was seeing
A star, a star dancing in the night
A star was shining brightly in the night
With a tail as big as a kite
The star had a tail as big as a kite
With a tail as big as a kite
The star had a tail as big as a kite
Said the little lamb to the shepherd boy,
The lamb spoke to a shepherd boy
"Do you hear what I hear?"
The lamb asked the boy if he heard what it was hearing
Ringing through the sky, shepherd boy,
The sound was ringing through the sky and the boy was a shepherd
"Do you hear what I hear?"
The lamb asked the boy again if he heard what it was hearing
A song, a song high above the tree
A song was being sung high above the tree
With a voice as big as the sea
The voice singing was as big as the sea
With a voice as big as the sea
The voice singing was as big as the sea
Said the shepherd boy to the mighty king,
The boy told the mighty king something
"Do you know what I know?"
The boy asked the king if he knew something
In your palace warm, mighty king
The king was in a warm palace
"Do you know what I know?"
The boy asked the king again if he knew what he knew
A child, a child shivers in the cold,
A child was cold and shivering
Let us bring Him silver and gold
The boy suggested they bring the child silver and gold
Let us bring Him silver and gold
The boy suggested they bring the child silver and gold
Said the king to the people everywhere
The king addressed the people everywhere
"Listen to what I say!"
The king asked people to listen to what he was saying
Pray for peace, people everywhere
The king asked people to pray for peace
"Listen to what I say!"
The king asked people again to listen to what he was saying
The Child, the Child sleeping in the night
The child was sleeping in the night
He will bring us goodness and light
The child will bring goodness and light
He will bring us goodness and light
The child will bring goodness and light
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@Elitynski
I love this version!!
@michaelwhitaker1971
Glad to see this version back on You Tube!
This is my wife and I's favorite version of this song!
@jyork002
Where did you get this? I am looking to purchase a music only version??
@christianhardtofind6349
+John York I bought the album on Amazon. There are, however, some sites that will allow you to convert a YouTube video to an mp3, such as video2mp3.net
@tbonay691
John York Hi if your still looking for the track I could help you out with that.
@loveart4685
@@tbonay691 can you help me with a music only version?
@tbonay691
Love Art send me your email add. I should be able to email the file
@tbonay691
Send your email or WhatsApp number if you have one. I’ll send the file.