Tune: Sussex Carol
('On Christmas night all Christians sing')
Matthew 1 v.21-25
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Mary, she shall bring forth a son
JESUS, the Son of God, the one
Mary, she shall bring forth a son
JESUS, the Son of God, the one
For He shall save His people, He
From their sins, it shall surely be
Now all this was done, that it might
Be fulfilled, revealed to our sight
Now all this was done, that it might
Be fulfilled, revealed to our sight
Come to pass as prophet foretold
Isaiah in the days of old
Behold, virgin shall be with child
Her name be Mary, lowly, mild
Behold, virgin shall be with child
Her name be Mary, lowly, mild
She shall bring forth a son, Him call
God with us now, Emmanuel
Joseph he did with Mary stay
Guided by angel in the way
Joseph he did with Mary stay
Guided by angel in the way
Till time of birth of firstborn son
JESUS, the Son of God, the one
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Author:
orchidee (
Offline) - Published: December 23rd, 2025 03:20
- Comment from author about the poem: A hymn-poem in 8.8.8.8.8.8. As you see, the first two lines of each verse are repeated.
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Now this sounds very Christmas like both in topic and it the line repetition. Nicely done Orchi
Thank you SB.
Most welcome Orchi
So beautiful, my friend.
Thank you F.
If I can offer some critique, I would say there was only One problem.
(And it's probably me)
Thank you 2. My one problem - or one of them - is getting syllables to fit.
Great hymn-poem, Orchi! The Son, the Savior, the...
glug.
Dang it Popeye, for Christmas I just want to be able to leave ONE...just ONE...comment without a glug!
Sorry, my friend. He just won't stop!
Thank you T. lol. He probably says Glug in place of every Alleluia, where it's repeated in some hymns!
You know it! And it gets really awkward too. I mean, glug isn’t very syllabic, so he sounds like a turkey trying to sing during Thanksgiving week…glug glug glug ug, glug glug glug ug…
Honestly, Leonard Cohen didn’t want people to know this, but the real reason it took him so long to write Hallelujah was because he kept hearing that rhythmic glugging through the drain while showering. Haunted him for days…caused restless nights…until finally, the masterpiece was born.
Not a true story! I swear! 🤣
Ahh, I thought it was true, cos that glugger pops up anywhere. lol.
Lovely!
Thank you K.
Good one Orchi.
Thank you Gold.
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