Nativity: The Silent Word
A world in waiting, hushed and deep,
Where weary souls their vigil keep,
When prophets'echoes, faint and old,
Foretold a King,a Shepherd bold.
But you, O Bethlehem, so small,
Shall give the Lord who governs all.
A maiden kneels, the dawn draws near,
A holy whisper in her ear.
The Spirit's shadow,vast and mild,
Upon her soul,a promise styled.
"Behold, you will conceive a son,"
The long-awaited Holy One.
Through desert hills a journey pressed,
To David's town,for census' test.
No room was found in crowded inn,
For heaven's love to enter in.
She laid him in a manger bare,
The Bread of Life, in humblest lair.
Then sudden light! A shepherd's dread
Dissolved in words the angel said:
"Good news of joy for all your race –
A Savior comes with boundless grace!"
The sky awoke with heaven's host,
A gleaming,thunderous, joyful boast.
A star now moved with purpose keen,
O'er eastern sages,wise and serene.
To find the child,to kneel and bring
The tribute due a newborn King.
They saw the young child on the knee
Of Mary, bowed in mystery.
The Word made flesh, in swaddling bands,
The Law's fulfillment in small hands.
Eternal God in time and place,
The mirror of the Father's face.
And we have seen his glory, true,
All grace and peace come down to you.
Scripture Threads:
Micah 5:2| Luke 1:31 | Luke 2:7 | Luke 2:10-11 | Matthew 2:10-11 | John 1:14
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