The Cradle in the Shadow
‘Twas the day
after Christmas and all through the stable
Not a creature
was stirring so Mary was able
To quietly
wonder with infinite joy
Just what was
the meaning of her baby boy
She remembered
the angel who had visited one day
With amazement
she listened to the words he did say
With God you’ve
found favor, a son you’ll conceive
By the Spirit
of God this gift you’ll receive
She thought of
the shepherds who had been there last night
How they talked
of the angels and the glorious light
This baby’s a
Savior, God’s Messiah’s been born
And He lays in
the manger in the cold quiet morn
She looked then
at Joseph as he slept in the hay
Such love and
such courage He’d shone every day
She silently
prayed and thanked God for this man
Who’d
faithfully trusted in God’s heavenly plan
She noticed the
star that appeared in the night
A magnificent
star she’d not seen one so bright
It seemed to be
shining straight down on this place
Where the baby
was sleeping, it shone on His face
Yes, the day
after Christmas and Mary lay there
Alone with her
treasure, alone with her prayer
She pondered
intently what all this could mean
This baby from
heaven so tiny, serene
But there in
the stable in the soft morning light
While Mary was
thinking just out of her sight
On the wall of
the stable, oh, what could it mean
The shadow of a
cross could barely be seen
Christmas,
1993
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