The gold says King of kings,
The frankincense: High Priest second to none,
The myrrh, the death he would die
First advent of God’s Son.
Mary, his pregnant mother,
Was told by God’s messenger, Gabriel,
Joseph, in a vision while he slept,
Was informed by another angel.
They had to go to Bethlehem
As a Roman census required,
There they settle for accommodation
That was less than they desired.
An innkeeper made room in a stable
The animals gave up their trough,
Emmanuel, meaning God is with us,
Had come from heaven aloft.
The animals, they stood in awe
Their Creator had come to earth,
And, if only they could speak,
They would tell of Jesus’ birth.
The angels announced his arrival
The shepherds received their word,
The wise men had travelled from afar
Hence, Herod had also heard.
Simeon held Jesus in his arms
Anna’s waiting was vindicated,
The wise men returned another way
While jealous Herod waited.
A massacre of Hebrew males
Of just two years and under,
Herod’s attempt to kill the Messiah
And give vent to his livid anger.
Your Honour, I have presented,
A case for the birth of Christ,
The foregoing bears clear evidence
And should quite easily suffice.
But should you need more proof
Consult his written Word
Which he by the Holy Spirit authored
And by which many have heard.
I await your verdict, Your Honour,
What I have presented is truth,
I have confidence in your judgment
Given these reliable proofs.
And the verdict is, dear people,
Jesus did come to earth
And that is why for thousands of years
We celebrate his birth.
He had to be born to have lived
He had to live to have died,
He had to be entombed to have risen
And in his resurrection, I abide.
In as much as he died, I died,
In as much as he arose, I am raised,
And because of his Spirit that lives in me,
I cannot help but give him praise.
And the verdict is, I repeat,
Christ did come to save such as I
And in the light of such evidence
Only a fool would dare deny.
Stewart Russell © December 11, 2021
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