greatest gift

[b]You can give your children houses,
You can give them lands;
The treasures of your efforts,
And all your best laid plans.

But of all that they inherits,
Of all that you could will;
Please include the everlasting treasure,
Of a life that God has filled.

Because the greatest gift a father can give,
Is a life lived for Jesus;
And the greatest gift a mother can give,
Is the knowledge of the Lord.
Pass Him on to you children,
He is the gift that keeps on giving,
The greatest gift is a life lived for Jesus.

Someday your houses may crumble,
Time will turn the land to dust.
All your bank accounts may be empty,
Then... Where will you invest their trust?

But if the truth that your children inherits,
Is the life and wisdom of God's ways;
Then, the gift you leave your children,
Will last through all their days.

Under the stars he lay
His small body surrounded by hay
Mary and Joseph stood by
His father looked down from on high
The gift of love.

God gave to you and me
A precious gift that would set us free
Jesus came down from above
He gave us this great gift of love
The greatest gift.

Now then in me and you
A symbol of this love’s born anew
God gave me this love to live
And therefore unto you I give
My gift of love