Joseph’s Prayer to His Baby Son Songtext
von Todd Burge

My name is Joseph
And my friends all call me Joe
But you believers you may know me
As the daddy of your lord
But not the father of his flesh
Nor the father of his soul
Because when it comes to those
Our Holy Father claims them as his own

I′ve had a humble life
From the day Jacob begat me
And forever I've been told
That Abraham begat our family tree
And it grew many branches
14 generations times three
And it was up to me to start another branch
I′m sure you see

So I hooked up with Mary
And we wed right away


I never laid a hand on her I swear
I never laid a hand on her I swear

So what's a man to do
As he has a wife with child
And he knows all that I knew
And all I know you now know too
So we decided to run away
Instead of hang our heads in shame
But an angel said to stay
And rejoice in this new born king
And embrace his name


I never laid a hand on her I swear
I never laid a hand on her I swear
So now when I pray to God
I pray to my baby son I say
Please baby Jesus give me strength to believe
What that angel told me
In my sleep
And I'll do the best I can
But I′m just a mortal man you see
And at times I wake up late
Haunted by this doubt I keep
About your dear mother for
She′s mortal too
I never laid a hand on her, I swear
I never laid a hand on her, I swear
I never laid a hand on her, I swear