The Christmas star shown near and far, a most surprising sight
For learned ones who knew the paths of nightly things of light
What’s this? They thought – what does it mean? Is this an omen dire?
Or is it just some foolish thing? A ball of skyward fire?
What’s that you say? A king is borne? Someone to rule the Jews?
That could be bad for us and them. What else is there of news?
Their holy texts foretell this thing? Is that what’s being said?
We’d better check, put out the word, this king is better dead.
Judea was, by all accounts, the land God gave, His ration
For they’d been freed, from slavery bound, to become a godly nation
His covenant, His promise made to provide them of their needs
With land to graze, good water, fruit and soil to sow their seeds.
So there they’d lived, for many years, through times of peace and strife
Many generations came and went and God stayed in their life
King David came, the good king ruled ‘til old age took its toll
Jerusalem he built to be God’s city made of gold
The temple there, so grand and rich, rose regal, high and white
And travelers came from far away to worship at its light
As time went on, God’s people there forgot from whence they’d come
The strife and hardship they’d endured became a silent hum.
This happens too, these days for us, it’s easy to be vain.
We think about the stuff we have, no longer are we sane.
The wants, not needs, the toys, the cars – as if it’s all expected.
We gain the world and lose our souls, God starts to be neglected.
Prophecies foretold the Christ, the child born on that day
They also had foretold the piece King David’s throne would play
Descendant of the great, good king the child would have a link
To rule divinely given, an important piece I think.
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