Advent 4 A hymn - Like many children - God with no throne
(inspired by Matthew 1: 18-25)...away in a manger?
Like many children,
mother unmarried,
born into hardship,
yet not alone
Jesus, was valued,
Mary and Joseph,
nursing the Godhead,
God with no throne.
Others would name him
king of a kingdom,
yet God incarnate
lay in the straw,
God in a manger?
Fodder for cattle?
Parents uncertain,
no sign of awe?
Soon they would struggle,
hounded to exile,
night brought no comfort,
only one star;
moment of wonder,
quietly, no thunder,
angels would whisper,
heard from afar.
Andrew Pratt 11/12/2022
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Metre: 5.5.5.4D
Tune: BUNESSAN (Morning has broken)
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