Kirk Franklin - Thank You for Your Child Lyrics

"Thank You for Your Child" is a brief Christmas song built around simple gratitude for the nativity rather than an extended narrative. The opening verse names the child born in a manger directly as the King of Israel, tying the humble setting of the birth to a royal title rather than treating the two as contradictory. A second verse adds the star that revealed His birth and the announcement of peace and goodwill, both drawn from the familiar Christmas account, reinforcing the same declaration that a king was born that day. The chorus keeps the response equally simple, repeating "Hallelujah" as praise for the king's arrival rather than developing new theological content. Structurally the song relies on a single repeated refrain, unto us this day born the King of Israel, letting that line anchor both verses and the chorus so the song's brief length still centers entirely on the specific claim being celebrated.