Christmas Present  

You came to us knowing you'd die,
it's so hard for me to fathom why.

You were born of a virgin, a baby, born in a lowly stable,
You did this all because of love - You knew only You where able.

We're wicked, Lord, a perverse adulterous generation,
yet for our sakes You allowed Your physical (temporary) termination.

Your gift to us was to hang on a special Christmas tree,
a tree that was raised up at Calvary. 

The meaning of the word, Christmas, is "Christ-is-sent",
I'd like to thank you, Father, for our Christmas "present".  

By April Correia
© 1998 Encouragement From The Heart

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