The Lord is so giving and forgiving.
Long years ago He made a wondrous star to shine
On a world so lost in death and darkness,
Yet still it leads to a manger bed of hope.
Yet still it leads to a manger bed of hope.
The Lord is so merciful and tender.
He made a special brand-new sun to rise and shine
On a world lost in death and darkness
And guide our footsteps in His path of peace.
And guide our footsteps in His path of peace.
The Lord is so loving and so caring.
He sent his only Son to die so we can live.
He leads us through the darkest of our valleys
And points the way to the light at Heaven’s gates.
And points the way to the light at Heaven’s gates.
NOTE: The video shown below was taken at the Ashland (Virginia) Convalescent Center a few years ago. The third stanza hadn’t been written yet.
About This Song:
This is one of my several original Christmas songs, although I’ve written two or three songs that talk about both Christmas and Easter. I hope you’ll forgive me for sharing it more frequently than every three or four years.
When we think about the Star of Bethlehem, we usually think about the so-called wise men–the Magi–who followed the star from the east. The Bible includes these references:
Matthew 2:2
and asked, “Where is the one who has been born king of the Jews? We saw his star when it rose and have come to worship him.” (NIV)
Matthew 2:7
Then Herod called the Magi secretly and found out from them the exact time the star had appeared. (NIV)
Matthew 2:9
After they had heard the king, they went on their way, and the star they had seen when it rose went ahead of them until it stopped over the place where the child was. (NIV)
Matthew 2:10
When they saw the star, they were overjoyed.
(NIV)
When I did a Bible search on “star” in the four Gospels, I was shocked to discover that the Scriptures didn’t say anything about the shepherds seeing the star above the stable. No wonder I’d always thought otherwise, though. The typical Nativity Scene features shepherds and wise men worshiping Jesus together around the manger.
In reality, the wise men didn’t arrive on the scene until a year or two later. Mary, Joseph, and infant Jesus were no longer in the stable, but living in a house.
Although the first stanza of this song references the Christmas star, the second stanza refers to Luke 1:78-79:
78 because of the tender mercy of our God,
by which the rising sun will come to us from heaven
79 to shine on those living in darkness
and in the shadow of death,
to guide our feet into the path of peace.
(NIV)
I’ve watched a wonderful video that explained the Star of Bethlehem as a natural phenomena. Such a scientific explanation of the star in no way diminishes my faith or my fascination with the star as a special sign, however.
If anything, a scientific explanation makes the story of the star even more special. Would a star just happen to reveal Jesus’s exact location unless God had arranged the circumstances for it to happen?
No way do I consider that a coincidence.
What about you, though? What are your thoughts about the Star of Bethlehem? How about leaving a comment?
I write Christian novels as well as songs. The two most recent ones are shown below and their pictures are links to the Amazon pages. The eighteen-book picture is a link to my Amazon Author Page.
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Best regards,
Roger
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