Would I Know My Savior?

This is a song full of questions, the most important being, "Would I know my Savior?" Would we recognize him as the Savior of the world if we saw him lying in a manger?  The shepherds and wise men did.  Simeon and Anna did.  They all knew he was more than another baby; he was the Son of God.  And so the answer to all the questions in the song lies in how we choose to live our lives.  If we are in a position to feel the Holy Spirit in our lives now, we would have been doing the same thing then, and we would have been able to answer YES, I know my Savior.  I love the last verse of the song: "I think my heart would know him, Christ the Holy One. For I can hear the Spirit whisper, 'This is God's own Son.'"  The Spirit testifies of Christ, and I have received my own witness from the Holy Spirit that Jesus Christ is our Savior and that He lives and loves us.  I believe that anyone with a sincere heart and real intent can receive their own testimony of Jesus Christ through the witness of the Holy Ghost.     

Lyrics and Music by Sally Deford, find the sheet music here

Would I Know My Savior?

Would I know my Savior,
wrapped in swaddling bands?
Lying in a manger-bed
Light of heaven round His head
Would I hear the angels
bend t’ward earth to sing?
Would I know the Holy Child?
Would I know my King?

Would I know my Savior,
safe in Mary’s arms?
Cradled in a lullaby
Heaven’s legions watching nigh
Would I know His goodness?
Would I feel His grace?
Would I know the Holy Child
if I beheld his face?

Would I know my Savior,
in a lowly stall?
Where the lowing cattle feed
Where the silver starlight leads
Where the humble shepherds
seek the Holy One
Would I hear the Spirit whisper,
“This is God’s own Son.”

I think my heart would know Him
Christ the Holy One
For I can hear the Spirit whisper,
“This is God’s own Son.”