In the First Light

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The video by Glad today is my favorite Christmas song of all time, although it is not a typical carol.  A song of sweeping chords and themes, it goes far beyond the baby born in the manger:

In the first light of a new day

No one knew He had arrived

Things continued as they had been

While a new born softly cried.

But the heavens wrapped in wonder

Knew the meaning of His birth

In the weakness of a baby

They knew God had come to earth.

As His mother held him closely,
It was hard to understand

That her baby, not yet speaking,

Was the Word of God to man.

He would tell them of a kingdom

But their hearts would not believe.

They would hate Him, and in anger,

They would nail Him to a tree.

But the sadness would be broken

As the Song of Life arose,

And the first-born of creation

Would ascend and take His throne.

He had left it to redeem us,

But before His life began

He knew He'd come back, not as a baby

But as the Lord of every man.

Hear the angels as their singing

On the morning of His birth.

But how much greater will their song be

When He comes again to earth -

When He comes to rule the earth.