Waiting For The King To Come
Every Christmas Eve mother
would gather us around the fire
She would then tell us the story
that for years would inspire;
Mother put on her glasses
and from the book she read:
"An angel appeared before the virgin
and this is what she said,
'Fear not blessed Mary
for I bring you tidings of joy
the Lord has chosen you
to give birth to his only boy'
Mary,quite confused, said,
'How can this be,
for I am pure as a dove that is white'
The angel went on to explain
how the Holy Spirit would visit her that night
'You see dear Mary the Lord sent me
to deliver this message that you are the chosen one
And the earth will patiently
wait for her king to come
Mary asked,'How will I explain to my fiance'?'
The angel replied,'Dont worry about a thing'
And the next night the angel appeared
to Mary's fiance', Joseph, in a dream
'Dear Joseph',the angel spoke,
'Your beloved Mary is with child,
she is chosen to bare God's son'
'Please take care of her
and wait for your king to come'
Joseph obided by God's will
and he went to Mary to see
to tell her of the angel
that told him of the child
and that,'Jesus is what his name shall be'
Joseph said,'Dear Mary this is the will of God
and it shall be done'
Joseph and Mary then waited for their king to come
Mother read on,'It was the year of Augustus
who decreed a census to be taken
it would be a long journey for the two of them
For Joseph and Mary had to travel to Bethelehem
Joseph cried,'Dear Mary
you are with child this I know
but we have to register for the census
so we must go'
It would be a long journey
and it was close to Mary's time
She didn't complain
and upon a mule she climbed
As they reached this city in Judea,
Joseph looked for a place where Mary
could rest her weary head
He talked to the Inn Keeper,
'All our rooms are full,
but you are welcome to use the stable',he said
At this time an angel appeared
to three shepherds guarding their herd
She sensed their fear and told them,
'Fear not',for she brought
them comforting word
She told them,'You will travel tonight
and see the babe who came by virgin birth
A savior will be born tonight
and he shall inherit the earth
He will be wrapped in swaddling clothes
and in a manger is where he lays
You must go now,
and be on your way'
The shepherds asked,
'How will we know
which way to go,
this journey could be far?'
The Angel reassured them,
'Just follow the star'
And all the angels in heaven
sang the praises of God,
Rejoice! Our lord sends his son
We can hardly wait for our king to come
So the shepherds went on their way
and followed the star to the manger
All was welcome to worship our lord,
man,woman,child,and stranger
Mary held the babe in her arms
who would one day reign as King
The heavens opened up
and the Angels began to sing
Mother took off her glasses,
and softly spoke,
'This is what we are celebrating
when we gather with family and friends
She then closed the good book
and ended with Amen
And one day my children
after many centuries have turned
This babe that lay in the manger promised
he would be back,
and we now wait for our King to return."
