“The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us.” – John 1:14
“For Christ also hath once suffered for sins, the just for the unjust, that he
might bring us to God,” – 1 Peter 3:18
Out of the darkness God called forth light
Our Savior was born in the middle of the night
God does his greatest work
In places we cannot see
a mother’s womb,
a buried seed
Even in the darkest chambers of the human heart
The gift of life in darkness he imparts.
We know not when he comes or when he leaves
Like the wind, we only see & hear the rustling leaves
Move beneath his feet as he walks among us
As the ordinary becomes displaced
By the presence of his grace
What was once motionless, now breathes
What was once lifeless, now sings.
He still continues to pass by largely unseen
Slowly gathering his following
Tapping shoulders and whispering to hearts
Make haste to follow him before he departs!
If you are among those who hear his call
Quickly turn around and leave it all!
Follow his voice where ever he goes
He is the treasure. He is the Rose.
Despite the darkness still some shout
As they hear him walking about
They raise their voice and make a crying plea…
“My Lord and Savior have mercy on me!”
Many still laugh at their pitiful cries
For they still see no one of any worth walking by
But despite their blindness the blind men see
What the seeing eye could not believe
The Son of God walking around
Cloaked with humility and a common face
No one could recognize His High Grace.
In obedience he had stepped down
Setting aside his crown
and walking away from his throne
He now walked among those he called his own
Willingly he bore their taunts of disgrace
So that he might save the human race
from the wrath of God that is weighing down
silent and heavy against all injustice to be found
soon to remove all rebellion from the earth
and all sin that has infected us from our birth.
Yet in his grace, the Father looks down
to see if any righteous ones can be found
Any who love and walk in his ways
Any who seek him and send up His praise
Yet all had forgotten Him
And went their own way
without a thought of Him to seek His way.
No, not one perfect one could be found
And the sentence hung heavy, slowly coming down
Once more God looked and saw His one and only Son
The one and only righteous one.
The Father knew what had to be done
And sent his One and Only Son
To be born of a virgin at birth
to be righteousness here on earth
to live the life that we men could not live
and to lay down his own life for men
so that God could forgive
through the atoning sacrifice of his Son.
And turn his wrath away
from all those who would pray
Calling out to his Son
After His work was done:
“My Lord and Savior have mercy on me!“
Innocent and pure
Holy and Dear
Obedient and Sure
He walked among us
He loved on us.
He taught us about the One True God
So that we might know Him
as He knew Him.
He revealed him to us.
Showed us his face
Through his love and grace.
His mercy and compassion
rained down upon us
flooded us,
healing those among us
and steadied us
amongst the ocean waves.
He taught us grace.
Yet he was betrayed
For no good dwelt within us.
Rejected and beaten, he made not a sound
But willingly he laid his life down
To the cross he suffered their jeers
And plead for their forgiveness through his own tears
Such a holy love was never before known
before it was poured out from its heavenly throne
On the cross was the Great I Am
Yet he died as a lamb
Silent and meek
Innocent and weak
With his eyes on heaven and with his heart on earth
to his spirit he gave birth
The sky grew black as the sun hid its light
Day became as dark as night.
Fear struck the men who stood by his side
Many now believed who had once denied.
3 Days 3 Nights he spent in the grave
Then death and sin became his slave
Out of the darkness God called forth light
Our Savior was born in the middle of the night
The great stone was rolled away,
Our Lord and Savior was here to stay!
Great rage and great anger you’d think he’d show
Against all those men who had treated him so.
But instead on their behalf he continued to plead
And offered free grace and forgiveness for all who believed
In quiet meekness many would come
because of all the sins they had done
Humbly they fell and confessed at His feet
Raising their voice and making the plea…
“My Lord and Savior have mercy on me!“
Tell me my friend, Why do you wait?
He is the door, He is the gate.
With a holy love his spirit still invites:
Come to me and find eternal life.
Peace on Heaven and on Earth.
Peace between God and Man
through a new birth.
Right now he holds out his hand
Willing to forgive and give life anew
And he stands right now looking to you.
Won’t you this instant come,
and follow such a One
as He has shown himself to be
our one and only
Lord, Savior, Redeemer and King!
Oh, say it with me:
“My Lord and Savior have mercy on me!“
