since the day the angel came it seemed that everything had changed
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Since the day the angel cameIt seemed that everything had changed
The only certain thingWas the child that moved within
On the road that would not end
Winding down to BethlehemSo far away from home
Just a blanket on the floorOf a vacant cattle-stall
But there the child was bornShe held him in her arms
And as she laid him down to sleep
She wondered - will it always beSo bitter and so sweet
And did she see thereIn the straw by his head a thornAnd did she smell myrrhIn the air on that starry night
Then the words of ancient seersTumbled down the centuries ...
A virgin shall conceive...
God with us... Prince of PeaceMan of Sorrows - strangest name
Oh Joseph there it comes againSo bitter yet so sweet
And did she see thereIn the straw by his head a thornAnd did she smell myrrhIn the air on that starry nightAnd did she hear angels singNot so far awayTill at last the sun rose blood-redIn the morning sky
And did she see thereIn the straw by his head a thornAnd did she smell myrrhIn the air on that starry nightAnd did she hear angels singNot so far awayTill at last the sun rose blood-redIn the morning sky
And as she watched him through the yearsHer joy was mingled with her tears
And she'd feel it all againThe glory, and the shame
And when the miracles began She wondered, who is this manAnd where will this all end
'Til against a darkening skyThe son she loved was lifted high
And with his dying breathShe heard him say 'Father forgive'
And to the criminal beside"Today-with me in Paradise"So bitter yet so sweet
And did she see thereIn the straw by his head a thornAnd did she smell myrrhIn the air on that starry nightAnd did she hear angels singNot so far awayTill at last the sun rose blood-redIn the morning sky
And did she see thereIn the straw by his head a thornAnd did she smell myrrhIn the air on that starry nightAnd did she hear angels singNot so far awayTill at last the sun rose blood-redIn the morning sky
Music: Graham Kendrick © 1994 Make Way Music, Used by permission.