On the Day the King Was Born

   This is the third of the brain children I had when I should have been listening to the sermon the Sunday after Christmas. As usual, the idea was born in seconds, the fleshing out in writing took all day. Simple concepts, simple words, not simple to do.

 

 

On the Day the King Was Born

 

On the day the King was born

there were no palace banners flown,

but there was a Star in the heavens.

 

There were no royal officials

announcing the news,

but there were angels rejoicing.

 

There were no nobles to attest

the arrival of the king,

but there were shepherds worshiping.

 

There were no wealthy officials

bearing lavish gifts,

but there were Wise Men coming.

 

Millennia have passed since then,

the leaders of the Roman world

are practically forgotten.

 

But Christmas spreads throughout the earth

the message of our Savior's birth,

and songs are sung and gifts are given

in honor of God's gift to men.

We celebrate each Christmas morn

                                                             the day the King was born.