Christmas
Christmas Carol 2007
| Metre: 10 9 8 8 10 | Tune: O Jesulein Süss |
A baby is born – God laid in the hay:
He gives himself on Christmas Day.
All power, all life, takes human breath,
He shares our path that leads to death.
The Saviour has come – Christ lies in the hay.
A baby is born – God laid in the hay:
The speechless Word calls us to pray:
His tiny form reveals God’s face
And meets our fears with saving grace.
Salvation is here – Christ lies in the hay.
A baby is born – God laid in the hay:
The rich must learn that love holds sway,
The poor and meek are sought and found
By God in pain’s poor arid ground;
True peace touches earth – Christ lies in the hay.
A baby is born – God laid in the hay,
Truth takes our hand in Jesus the Way;
Help us, O Lord to share this love –
Uncreate light sent from above,
The gift of all gifts – Christ lies in the hay.
© Neil Thompson 2007