This Christmas (Joy to the World)

[Intro: Nirva Ready]
Mmm-hmm-mmm
Joy to the world
Let Heaven and nature sing
Let Heaven and nature…

[Verse 1: TobyMac, Nirva Ready, TobyMac & Nirva Ready]
Now Jonnie's never got his wish on December 25th (Mmm-hmm)
That's what he said when we left the orphanage
Nine years old but Jonnie was an old soul
Gonna spend his first Christmas in a real home (In a real home)
Showed me a picture that he drew the night before
Was a picture of a man standin' outside a door
He said, "I see him in my dreams
He comforts me when I can't sleep" (Mmm-mmm-mmm-hmm)

[Chorus 1: Nirva Ready]
Father of the fatherless
Be with your sons and daughters
This Christmas
This Christmas

[Verse 2: TobyMac, Nirva Ready, TobyMac & Nirva Ready]
"Believe in angels?" Jonnie asked me starin' at the sky (At the sky)
I said, "I do," I saw a sparkle in his eye (In his eye)
Big brother for the weekend, respondin' to the season
Took the chance that givin's better than receivin' (Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh)
Two nights, a new family, some holiday cheer (Holiday cheer)
We laughed and sang, came on a midnight clear (Came on a midnight clear)
We gave, received, and as we headed to a close
We looked to the Heavens and it started to snow down blessings

[Chorus 1: Nirva Ready & TobyMac]
Father of the fatherless
Be with your sons and daughters
This Christmas
You ain't livin' 'til you choose to give
This Christmas
The love and joy and peace to one o' His

[Chorus 2: Nirva Ready & TobyMac]
Woah-oh-oh, Father, let us not forget
The children who are all alone
This Christmas
You ain't livin' 'til you choose to give
This Christmas
You ain't livin' 'til you choose to give

[Interlude: Moses, Marlee, Leo and Judah McKeehan, truDog]
Religion that God our Father accepts as pure and faultless is this:
(Chihuahua, Chihuahua, Chihuahua, Chihuahua, Chihuahua)
To look after orphans and widows in their distress
(Chihuahua, Chihuahua, Chihuahua, Chihuahua, Chihuahua)
Merry Christmas, everyone
(Chihua—)

[Bridge: Nirva Ready]
Joy to the world
The Lord is come
Let Heaven and nature sing
Let Heaven and nature sing
Let Heaven and nature sing
Let Heaven and nature sing

[Verse 3: TobyMac, Nirva Ready, TobyMac & Nirva Ready]
"Believe in angels?" Jonnie asked me starin' at the sky
I said, "I do," I saw a sparkle in his eye
Nine years old but Jonnie was an old soul
Gonna spend his next Christmas in a real home (In a real home)

[Chorus 1: Nirva Ready & TobyMac]
Father of the fatherless
Be with your sons and daughters
This Christmas
You ain't livin' 'til you choose to give
This Christmas
The love and joy and peace to one o' His

[Chorus 2: Nirva Ready & TobyMac]
And, Father, let us not forget
The children who are all alone
This Christmas
You ain't livin' 'til you choose to give
This Christmas
You ain't livin' 'til you choose to give

[Chorus 1: Nirva Ready]
Father of the fatherless (Father of the fatherless)
Be with your sons and daughters
This Christmas
(Let Heaven and nature sing)
This Christmas
(Let Heaven and nature sing)

[Chorus 2: Nirva Ready & TobyMac]
Father, let us not forget (Uh-huh)
The children who are all alone
This Christmas
You ain't livin' 'til you choose to give
This Christmas
You ain't livin' 'til you choose to give

[Outro: TobyMac, Nirva Ready & truDog]
You ain't livin', livin', you ain't livin', livin'
Ho-oh, Father, this Christmas
You ain't livin', livin', you ain't livin', livin'
Don't leave 'em all alone
(Let Heaven and nature sing)
You ain't livin' 'til you choose to give
This Christmas
Merry Christmas, everyone
*giggles*