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Some Children See Him

from Christmas Songs by Kenny Snyder

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When considering the text of “Some Children See Him,” it is important to remember how few descriptions of the appearance of Jesus we have in the Scriptures. He is a famous rabbi and prophet across the land, and the soldiers need someone to point out who he is. They cannot trust a description to pick him out of a crowd in the Garden of Gethsemane. During the transfiguration, Matthew describes that “his face shone like the sun” (Matthew 17:2, CEB), but otherwise, he goes without description. We know who his parents were and the rough complexion of Jews in Roman Palestine, but not much more. The most prominent description of the Messiah comes from the prophet Isaiah, “He possessed no splendid form for us to see, no desirable appearance” (Isaiah 53:2b, CEB).

From the days of the early church, Christians all over the world have projected onto Jesus the characteristics of their own individual people. We can see this in images from Ethiopia to Norway to China.

“Some Children See Him” is not a hymn of history and should not be read or sung as one. In the Gospel of Mark, Jesus says, “I assure you that whoever doesn’t welcome God’s kingdom like a child will never enter it” (Mark 10:15, CEB). The hymn takes this verse seriously and tries to imagine how children view and understand Jesus. In this way, it does not take a leap of imagination to say, “Some children see him lily white,” or “bronzed and brown,” or “almond-eyed,” or “dark as they.” One way of accepting God’s kingdom as a child is to look with the openness of a child, where difference is not primary, but where baby Jesus is just like our own self.
(Pennsylvania Parish]

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from Christmas Songs, released December 12, 2013
Words and Music by Wihla Hutson
Arrangement and all programming/vocals: Kenny Snyder

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Kenny Snyder Portland, Oregon

Kenny Snyder is a singer/songwriter, worship leader, father of four grown kids [+ daughter in law], one grandchild, husband of Tricia, and blessed to live in Newberg, Oregon at the moment. Kenny is a self-employed musician and pastor and he and Tricia love to travel the world singing, leading worship and spreading joy and hope. He is most alive when he's playing the keyboard and worshiping God. ... more

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