All hinged to the Reason for the Christmas Season
Oh may we desire the wealth of spiritual blessing
possible only if we receive The Gift. God's Gift of grace
(Note: this is not a wealth of ease and material opulence,
because this wealth was bought with a great price!
But the price gives us access to all the priceless promises of God)
Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ,
who has blessed us in the heavenly realms
with every spiritual blessing in Christ.
Eph.1:3
God’s gift of glorious grace
In meanest cradle lies
The riches of redemption veiled
In baby’s newborn cries
The hope of humankind
Descends from Heaven’s throne
To mercy’s masterpiece designed
Death’s sentence to atone
Through the shed blood of Christ
God trumps Lucifer’s schemes
From His Own Offspring sacrificed
Pardon’s profusion streams
…to lowly sons of earth
The holy Son of God
Suffered the pains of human birth
To bear rejection’s rod
…and suffer unto death
Even death on a cross
The King of kings offered Himself
To be a Lamb for us
The Son of God became
The Name believer’s hail
He suffered crucifixion’s shame
To rend the temple’s veil
So, all may freely come
Hope’s riches to embrace
The Cornerstone of Christendom
God’s gift of glorious grace
No more to be enslaved
By doubt, greed, pride and fear
But through faith, by grace we are saved
We, once far off brought near
To taste death's sweet release
Where Jesus took our place
His blood, the purchase price of peace
God’s gift of glorious grace
Ah, here all praise begins
Death falls like shackles spliced
We, who were dead in our sins
Are made alive with Christ
God, who is rich in love
Forgives this sinful race
Through the exceeding riches of
Jesus, God’s gift of grace
That in ages to come
His kindness might be known
Through we who benefited from
The kindness Christ has shown
© Janet Martin
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