On a starry night in Bethlehem’s fields
A shepherd boy wearily his flock keeps
Did he remember David, his ancestor?
Or did he just be humble sheep pastor
Can I like other children go to school?
Or forever diminish in this sheep drool
Will I have fiddle to stroke and toys to play
Or I grow old die unsung - shepherd’s way
Skies light up and glory shines softly bright
God comes seeking Meek and Mild – Right
All wrong beneath His Heel, Mighty Babe
God invades as Infant Jesus – Joy Awake
Lifting up the disenfranchised Justice ablaze
Sword turns to poet’s pen by His Holy Gaze
Haughty cast down, kings and priests conspire
He will cause the sun to set on man’s empire
Innkeepers sadly missed the Golden moment
Angels trumpeted, donkeys brayed Hail the King
Lambs did baa and cattle did moo, Goats give a chin up–
Creator comes to them – they smell Him, sssmm…..
They clean the dung and spread the straw
If not five star let’s give Him our paw
Awake the World - a Saviour Is Born
Without he Commercial glitterati...
Frail Maiden in Carpenter’s Embrace
Welcomes God’s Son – Truth and Grace
- Dr Lalith Mendis