This Is More Than Merry Christmas...

It was there on that first Christmas

Heralded by hosts above

It is here; down through the ages

Deity of God to prove

Nothing can usurp its power

Matrix of peace; perfect, pure

Piercing through fear’s darkest hour

With its Light, faithful and sure

Sing a hymn of trust and glory

Heaven bends to kiss the earth

This is more than just a story

Of a lowly baby’s birth

This is more than pretty presents

Strewn about a tinseled tree

This is hope’s immortal essence

Clad in glad humility

This is more than Merry Christmas

Mercy’s living proof unfurled

As we catch a glimpse of Jesus

In a sad and broken world

It was there on that first Christmas

It was here when time began

It abides down through the ages

This, the Love of God to man

© Janet Martin