12/21/14
The
angels dance in the sky,
Their
pure delight and adoration
Pouring
through the night's once stillness.
Oh
shepherds, do you hear it?
Watch
what no man has ever seen
As
the angelic choir sings the news of the Messiah.
Tremble
with awe,
Kneeling
on the dew-wet ground -
All
around you they cry,
“Glory
to God in the highest,
And
on earth peace to men
On
whom His favor rests.”
Glory,
glory, glory -
God
has tabernacled among us.
He
has come,
He
is here...
Get
ready for Mercy.
There
in the spotlight
As
everything else fades -
The
signs,
The
symbols,
The
sacrifices we made -
They
all pointed to His coming.
As
you gather your lambs
And
run to find the Christ child,
Do
you feel it?
There
is hope.
And
then
There
He is:
The
source of Light
We'd
only seen in shadows -
The
one we've been waiting for.
There
He is...
A
child,
Small,
Asleep,
Bundled
in rags,
Lying
in a feed trough
On
this cold night...
There
He is -
Oh,
get ready for Mercy.
You
watch Him now
Still
almost surprised -
Oh,
and filled with such wonder.
The
littlest of your flock clambers close,
Peering
at the sleeping child,
Then
looking back at you as if to say,
“This
is all the fuss?”
He
looks so unassuming -
Not
a conquering hero
Ready
to bring deliverance.
His
parents aren't well born,
Nor
do they seem even ready
To
welcome a child into this world.
We
were expecting
Someone
high in power
And
yet
There
He is,
Without
strength, a tiny babe,
Here
to bring us Salvation.
In
that moment you see it -
He
is the picture of God's great Mercy.
They
said God is not like us
To
walk among us
And
understand our weakness
And
yet
There
He is
In
a form no one would have expected.
You
are the first to greet Him...
In
a way, it seems almost fitting
That
shepherds would be the first to welcome
This
perfect little lamb.
A
lamb,
Born
to live our sorrows,
To
tread the dusty roads beside us
And
live in human flesh.
He
will walk this earth in perfection,
And
honor His Father without wavering
So
that we might be given
Mercy...
Oh
shepherds, you were not fully aware that night
Of
what you saw,
Only
that it was more wonderful
Than
you ever could have imagined....
He
was closer
Than
you ever would have dreamed.
Mercy
came close enough to touch...
Ah,
get ready for this Mercy -
His
name is Jesus;
~ZA
