When Dusk Falls

When dusk fell over Bethlehem that night

When the bustle on the streets grew still

Did anyone other than the shepherd’s sight

The angels singing of peace and goodwill?

The shepherds saw and they believed

With haste they came to Him

Knowing this was no ordinary child

Born in Bethlehem

…Dusk falls at night across our day

The bustle on the street grows still

And those who believe haste to Him to pray

In the Spirit of peace and goodwill

For this is no ordinary Man

Offering into our embrace

A gift that He, the Lord has made

A brand new day of grace

When dusk falls over the earth tonight

And the bustle on the street grows still

As the gift He has given folds out of sight

Will it echo with peace and goodwill?

© Janet Martin