Still the Same Jesus

He loves us so; His truth transcends these corridors of earth

As angels told the shepherds in the hour of His birth

A Savior has been born to you and He is Christ the Lord

The Shepherds did not understand yet took them at their word

And hastened to the place to see this thing the angels said

Mary, Joseph and Baby Jesus in a manger bed

 I wonder if the angels came to me one silent night

Would I in haste forsake my post so that faith would be sight?

Or would indifference and unbelief cause me to scorn

The thought that the Messiah in a stable would be born?

The Shepherds did not question; when the multitude had gone

They said, let us go now and see this thing the Lord made known

He loves us so and did not seek a throne, this Son of God

This Holiest of Holies chose the lowliest of sod

The utter humbleness of Him who came to earth to die

Fills me with thoughts I cannot pen, though ever I may try

He loves us so; and fills with grace that debt we could not pay

With His own blood, the Son of God washed every guilt away

…and when I see the manger now and think on why He came

I tremble at the joy and peace we find in Jesus’ Name

For just as in the days of old He loves each one of us

The story that the angels told is still the same Jesus

God is not dead; oh, let our praises fill earth’s stricken slope

And let the Reason for this Season be our Living Hope

© Janet Martin