Jesus Was His Name

Shepherds guard God’s little lamb

Who came to take the sin of man

Wise men, gentiles from afar

Came to seek the Morningstar

Angels his advent proclaimed

Jesus was the baby’s name

Jesus was His name

Scholars brought no offering

Herod sought to kill this King

Slaughtered were innocents 

Rachel mourned in deep lament

Angels his advent proclaimed

Jesus was the baby’s name

Jesus was His name

Yahweh is salvation

And He came His own to save

Author of creation

Creates life within the grave

This baby is a wonder

A gift given by grace

Fall on your knees and ponder

God with us in this place.

This baby is a poor child

Who would learn to love and weep

So we can be reconciled

To the shepherd of us sheep

Angels his advent proclaimed

Jesus was the baby’s name

Jesus was His name

December 23, 2023

Anthony Foster