Tuesday, December 24, 2013

Poems of Advent 2



The Song of Jesus:
He left His throne in paradise to come to earth for me
He left the praise of ten thousand angels to dwell in old Galilee
He left the beauty of golden streets, and He left the right hand of God
And He sacrificed the honor He had known, upon this earth to trod
He left is all, yes, and willingly, in a stable to be born
He set aside for swaddling clothes, the robes that He had worn
He who alone was equal to God cast it all aside for me
And humbled Himself to a lowly birth to my Savior be 

The Promised One:
The earth was filled with dying, and suffering from the fall
But the promised coming Messiah would offer hope to and life to all.
The sign of God was declared; to Isaiah the prophet was given
That a child would be born of a virgin and be the Son of God in heaven
From the fruit of Eden’s fate came the promise God had given
His seed shall surely bruise your heel, but your seed shall crush his head
The sign of God was declared; to Isaiah the prophet was given
That a child would be born of a virgin and be the Son of God in heaven
And now the hope of the faithful, the salvation of Adam’s race
The promised coming Messiah to offer mankind God’s grace
The sign of God was declared; to Isaiah the prophet was given
That a child would be born of a virgin and be the Son of God in heaven

Star Song:
And now the moment had arrived
The hope of all man’s yearning
For high up in the eastern sky
A new bright star was shining


(From the Cantata: “Hope is Born” by David Craig, © 1975: renewed 2013; from the book “Exclamations of Praise” © 
2013)

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