Tune: Forest Green
('O little town of Bethlehem')
Matthew 1 v.18-25
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When Mary to Joseph, she be
Espoused, betrothed, we see
To Joseph, before they marry
A child she did carry
With child by the Holy Spirit
In His purposes fit
Then Joseph being good, upright
Sought to hide her from sight
But while he upon these things thought
And angel to him brought
A message to him in a dream
Who said, Let not it seem
Wrong for you to take Mary here
To be your true wife dear
Fear not, for her child conceived be
'Tis by the Spirit, see
A she shall bring forth a son, name
Shall be JESUS, the same
He shall be Saviour, His people
Shall save from their sins all
Now all this was done to fulfil
The prophecy, God's will
Spoken by Isaiah, Behold
The words now here be told
That a virgin shall be with child
Mary His mother mild
For she shall bring forth a son, He
Emmanuel shall be
This is 'God with us', Joseph woke
Did as angel had spoke
Took Mary for his wife, she bore
JESUS, Saviour e'ermore
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Author:
orchidee (
Offline) - Published: December 9th, 2022 03:19
- Comment from author about the poem: A hymn-poem in 8.6.8.6. 8.6.8.6. format. It's started Gold/Andy - Ch, Ch, Ch, ...... Christmas!
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this is very festive Mr. O .. Neville 🙂
Thanks N. You know Carol? Can she beat an egg? You met Miss Ticipation yet (Ann to her friends)? I'm becoming confused and rambling. Delirious?!
A typo crept in, amended now. The last line of verse 1 got in right at the end of the last verse.
An 'e'ermore' got in officially though.
Oh a new series.... yipee! will it be a series 7?, one could wonder....
Thanks CB. I can't tell how many it will be at the moment. lol. I've not 'prepared them all earlier' as the saying goes. I'm aiming for one per day unless I get writer's block.
This time of the year it's writer's bauble not writer's block! Unless you get alphabet blocks as a pressie.
Good one Orchi but a good job it was not in Indonesia where living together outside marriage is now illegal!
Andy
Thanks Gold. It can seem fogey these days to say couples MUST be married.
This is indeed a brilliantly penned Carol. I'm sure you must have set it to music. It could be sung in churches the world over like the carols of Joseph Mohr, Charles Wesley, Philips Brooks etc. Thanks for reviewing my poems. Sorry my reply is somewhat belated, I have limited access to the web. You may set my poem 'Jesus my Lord,' to music, if you so wish.
Thanks Joseph.
This is indeed a brilliantly penned Carol. I'm sure you must have set it to music. It could be sung in churches the world over like the carols of Joseph Mohr, Charles Wesley, Philips Brooks etc. Thanks for reviewing my poems. Sorry my reply is somewhat belated, I have limited access to the web. You may set my poem 'Jesus my Lord,' to music, if you so wish.
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