A Song of Joy

Matt.1:23“Behold, the virgin shall be with child, and bear a Son, and they shall call His name Immanuel,” which is translated, “God with us.” From our house to yours greetings and best wishes for  a Blessed Christmas Dayas we celebrate the birth of Jesus, our Saviour If God would not have loved this world enough to give His SonFaith would be futile; the battle that crushed death's head not wonWithout the birth of Jesus Christ who came to earth to saveUs from the curse of sin, how vain this sojourn to the grave If there had been no Saviour born, fulfilling prophecyIf Mary had not trusted and said 'be it unto me'In vain we all would plead for help and seek for hope to tellIf Jesus Christ had not been born to be 'Immanuel' To bridge the gap with the long foretold shoot from Jesse's rodFor the impossible is not impossible with GodThe Virgin Mary bore a Son, conceived in MysteryThe Babe of Bethlehem, to change the course of history ...for He, would rend the veil that hung twixt mortal and DivineSo all may enter in to break the bread and drink the wineSo all may know the Way, the Truth, the Life, so all may findGlad tidings of great joy and peace from God to humankind This is the day the Lord has made to rejoice evermoreJesus came to this world to settle and pardon sin's scoreSo all who repent and believe are freed from death and hellGlory to God for Jesus Christ our LORD,  Immanuel Janet Martin