Upon the earth
today there appears
a miracle of birth
never known to us, here -
coming in from the fields
the shepherds all kneel
at the foot of a manger,
lies the Creator,
and yet to us a stranger.
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He made all the world
but it knew Him not,
sin separated us
and over time - we forgot
this Child in the manger,
the Creator,
yet to us a stranger.
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A lesser God would have let us go,
steeped in our sins down here below,
but not this God we'll learn to know,
who lies in a manger,
our Creator,
yet a stranger.
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If there's hope for one
there's hope for us all,
this baby Jesus
born in the straw,
will save mankind
and we'll bow in awe
to the Creator,
who lies in a manger,
yet to us, a stranger.
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Oh such love in this lonely place,
oh such love in such a little face!
born anew is salvation by Grace;
what could seem stranger,
than the Creator lying
in a manger?
