We have heard this song in many versions and sung by many artists, but have we ever taken the moment to analyze the lyrics and the message, the author was trying to convey? Little drummer boy. Here are the lyrics:
Come they told me, A new born King to see, Our finest gifts we bring,
To lay before the King, So to honor Him, When we come.
Little Baby, I am a poor boy too, I have no gift to bring,That's fit to give the king, Shall I play for you,On my drum?
Mary nodded,The ox and lamb kept time,I played my drum for Him,I played my best for Him,Then He smiled at me, Me and my drum.
This is a story about a poor little boy, who stood before the King of kings, at his birth. He recognized the instinct and the desire to worship him, but as the wise men brought expensive gifts, he looked at his hands and found that they were not empty. He had his drum. He looked into his heart and found that it too was not empty, as he did have a spirit of worship. And so, with what he had and with the privileged opportunity to worship Jesus, he worshiped with his drum and received something many of us long for...a smile from Jesus.
Let's keep Christ in Christmas and not forget this is the time, that many will have hands full of gifts, but hearts which are empty, who need a smile from the Lord and for him to be born not in a humble manger, but in a humble heart. Spread the message, Jesus is the reason for the season!
MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ALL AND GOD BLESS YOU THIS SEASON... THE ROSARIOS
