When Mary Hugged Her Newborn Son

TALLIS’ CANON LM (“All Praise to Thee, My God, This Night” PH#542)

When Mary hugged her newborn son,

She pondered all that God had done.

Could she know all her child would be--

The life he’d bring humanity?

When shepherds heard the angel’s joy,

They went to find that baby boy.

Could they see there in Bethlehem

A friend to outcasts just like them?

When wise men came with gifts to share,

They saw young Jesus playing there.

Could they behold in one so small

God’s gift most precious of them all?

God, make us faithful, humble, wise

To know that Jesus changes lives.

May we be open to the way

That he would change our lives today.

Biblical Reference: Luke 2:19; Luke 2:8-20 and Matthew 2:1-12

Tune: Thomas Tallis; adapt. Parker's Whole Psalter, c. 1561

Text: Copyright © 2011 by Carolyn Winfrey Gillette. All rights reserved.

Email: bcgillette@comcast.net  Web site: www.carolynshymns.com

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