Lyrics
Breaking the silence, into the chaos you came
Born in our likeness, held in the hands that you made
For our deliverance, Your promise was given a name .
Emmanuel, the God who saves
I hear a voice, from heaven declare
Prepare the way
Emmanuel, oh praise the name
I hear the sound, heaven cried out
And love made a way .
Christmas was born on that day
Oh what a day, oh what a day
Christmas was born on that day
Oh what a day, oh what a day .
As it is written, Jesus the glory of God
No reputation, you took on our flesh and blood
For our forgiveness
And for the world you so loved .
Emmanuel, the God who saves
I hear a voice, from heaven declare
Prepare the way
Emmanuel, oh praise the name
I hear the sound, heaven cried out
And love made a way .
Christmas was born, your kingdom come
Glory to God with us
Angels adore, bow down before
Glory to God with us
Christmas was born, your kingdom come
Glory to God with us
Angels adore, bow down before, glory to God .
Emmanuel, the God who saves
I hear a voice, from heaven declare
Prepare the way
Emmanuel, oh praise the name
I hear the sound, heaven cried out
And love made a way .
Christmas was born on that day
Oh what a day, oh what a day
We'll never be the same
Oh what a day, oh what a day
Christmas was born on that day
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Meaning & Inspiration
“Born On That Day” celebrates the birth of Jesus as God entering human life to bring salvation. The opening lines place Christ within the chaos of the world while affirming that the hands holding him are hands he made. Calling him Emmanuel identifies the child with God’s saving presence, and the repeated command to prepare the way joins the Nativity theme to the promised arrival of the Lord.
The song also looks beyond the manger to the purpose of the incarnation. Christ takes on flesh and blood without seeking status, and his coming is connected with forgiveness and God’s love for the world. Images of angels bowing, heaven crying out, and glory given to God frame Christmas as an act of worship rather than mere nostalgia. The phrase “Christmas was born on that day” gathers these ideas into a celebration of divine love making a way. Its biblical echoes include Emmanuel, the Word becoming flesh, and Christ humbling himself to share humanity for the sake of redemption.
Related Scripture
- Matthew 1:23 Jesus is called Emmanuel, meaning God with his people.
- John 1:14 The Word becomes flesh and dwells among humanity.
- Philippians 2:6-8 Christ humbles himself and takes human form.