Up in heaven, the Council sat.

The time had come, the Begotten to leave –

The beauty and majesty of His heaven

Why leave all that for the chaos of the earth?

The Father’s smile, revealing the answer—Love!

The angels wondered how it could be.

That the Majesty of heaven would forsake it all

The mystery of the incarnation they knew not—ever.

The wonder of the Father, they had no understanding

And so He left His glory, the Light of God, to illumine the earth

Down on earth, a virgin the angel visits,

Of the priestly line of David, she came

Her heart pounded with the announcement he bore:

 “Do not be afraid,” for “you have found favor with God”

“You will be with child and give birth to a Son”

The wonder of wonders!

How can it be when a woman has known no man?

And so the mystery of the virgin birth—finally revealed:

The power of the Holy Spirit overshadowing the virgin,

That the Begotten Son of God—a human fetus

The Holy One of God to be born

Out, she hurried to the home of an old couple.

The joy of whom was flowing like a river

Never on earth, been such communication

When the forerunner in the womb of old Elizabeth,

Met the Messiah in Mary’s womb,

In the wombs of the two women,

They exchanged greetings.

The fullness of time came, the Messiah to be born

A human decree to place the birth where it should be.

A blessed town that knew not the time.

And so, they came, Mary and Joseph, to Bethlehem

But the blessed town, no room for them.

In a barn, they settle,

When all were busy with their business,

Heaven’s glory took His first breath—the air He created

Among bleating sheep, He was born

The Lamb of God, in a cradle, received by earthly lambs,

Blessed are you who receive Him

The King of Glory to save and delight the heart

Glory to God in the highest

Peace on earth to all

On whom His favor rests.