A cry in the night

Christmas

A cry in the night

A cry in the night from the barn of an inn
Brings hope to a world gripped by fear and by sin:
God’s form here so tiny and laid in the hay
Is the Word which has made us – Jesus the Way!
Night turns to day – for now Jesus is born:
God shares our flesh bringing salvation’s dawn!

A song in the night resounds clear on a hill
As shepherds keep watch o’er their sheep in the chill;
Bright angels surround them announcing great news:
God’s love born amongst us – true King of the Jews!
Night turns to day – for now Jesus is born:
God shares our flesh bringing salvation’s dawn!

A star in the night is the sign of the birth
As God’s holy love shares our life on the earth;
Wise men from the east read the skies in their quest –
Then journey with gifts to find Jesus the blessed.
Night turns to day – for now Jesus is born:
God shares our flesh bringing salvation’s dawn!

A cry from the cross reaches out to the world:
This babe, soon a man, receives all that is hurled
By anger and failure to share in his love –
Which reaches to all from the mystery above.
Night turns to day – for now Jesus is born:
God shares our flesh bringing salvation’s dawn!

A joy beyond time is the gift of this night;
All pain and all darkness are pierced by the light
That shines in the life of this newly born boy –
Who brings death’s dark sorrows to unending joy!
Night turns to day – for now Jesus is born:
God shares our flesh bringing salvation’s dawn!

© Neil Thompson 2011