‘As the sun that shines through glass, <br />so Jesus in his mother was; ’ <br /> <br />as a babe in cot be laid, <br />so was He in Mary made; <br /> <br />as ripe fruit in basket laden, <br />so He ripened in a maiden; <br /> <br />as the scriptures long foretold, <br />so He came at midnight cold; <br /> <br />as the world wakes to warm dawn, <br />for the world, was Jesus born; <br /> <br />as God’s message comes to earth, <br />so He came in human birth; <br /> <br />as the truth has its own sound, <br />so His Word is spread around; <br /> <br />as wise men are first to know, <br />so tell all men, it is so: <br /> <br />as the smile upon God’s face, <br />so He brings us heaven’s grace; <br /> <br />as our hearts are warmed by love, <br />as our minds are stilled by peace, <br />so we know the heavens above; <br />so we know our own soul’s bliss; <br /> <br />as the sun that lights our days, <br />cradled in each heart He lays.<br /><br />Michael Shepherd<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/carol-for-advent/
