Wonder fills us with astonishment. -This infant reveals the
Ancient of Days
He who sits upon the heavenly throne -Now lies in a manger
while angels sing praise
And he who cannot be touched, Lies subjected to human hands.
He who has broken the bonds of sinners Is now bound by an
infant’s bands.
Now ignominy becomes honor, And infamy is clothed with glory,
Humiliation measures his goodness-He’s decreed this
mysterious story.
For this he assumed my body, That I may embrace His word;
He quickens my mind and opens my ears so eternal truth can
be heard!
Let all the earth rejoice-Let all the earth rejoice
The baby born to us this day-Was spoken by God’s voice.
He prepares for us life’s
treasure- He bestows, and we receive
He takes our flesh and we’re sanctified He gives His Spirit, that we may believe.
For this day the ancient slavery’s ended, the Devil
confounded, now demons take flight,
The power of death once for all is broken! To those in darkness comes the light.
For in His work paradise is unlocked, Sin is removed, the
curse is broken,
Error’s driven out for truth has been born, Lovingkindness is diffused
as it’s spoken
Now Grace is spread
on every side-Yea, implanted on the
earth,
And we now hold speech with angels because of Emmanuel’s
birth.
Let all the earth rejoice-Let all the earth rejoice
The baby born to us this day-Was spoken by God’s voice.
God’s on earth, and man in heaven; while seated above He
yields to birth
And while complete in heaven, He is never diminished on
earth.
Though He is God, He became man, though as God not denying himself
Though being the unchanging Word, He became flesh with us to
dwell!
And so by I AM’s
incarnation a new covenant has been born
The Christ in this child, condescending, has raised up
Salvation’s Horn
To him, then, who out of confusion has brought a clear path to deliver
So to Father, Christ and Holy Spirit, We offer all praise
now and forever.
Let all the earth rejoice-Let all the earth rejoice
The baby born to us this day-Was spoken by God’s voice.
After John Chrysostom; Luke 1:62
December 25, 2019
Anthony Foster
