Mary's Son

Silent snow so gently falling

Peace within my spirit calling

Remembrance of a winter night

So long ago, star shining bright

Leading to a manger low

Winds of change began to blow

In heavenly peace, an infant sleeping

Adoring mother, softly weeping

Holding close the Holy Child

Blessed Savior, meek and mild

One day her heart will ponder why

For her sins too, her Son must die

Songs of angels fill the night

Lifting up their praise in flight

Holy, Holy is God of Heaven!

Unto man His Son is given!

Truth that echoes through the years

Transforming hearts, calming fears

Mary's Son, born to be

The Sacrifice to set us free

 ©  Julie Jablonski

Now there were in the same country shepherds living out in the fields, 

keeping watch over their flock by night. 

And behold, an angel of the Lord stood before them, 

and the glory of the Lord shone around them, 

and they were greatly afraid.

Then the angel said to them, 

“Do not be afraid, for behold, I bring you good tidings 

of great joy which will be to all people. 

For there is born to you this day in the city of David 

a Savior, who is Christ the Lord. 

And this will be the sign to you: You will find a Babe 

wrapped in swaddling cloths, lying in a manger.”

And suddenly there was with the angel 

a multitude of the heavenly host 

praising God and saying:

 “Glory to God in the highest,

And on earth peace, goodwill toward men!” 

So it was, when the angels had gone away from them into heaven, 

that the shepherds said to one another, 

“Let us now go to Bethlehem and see this thing that has come to pass, 

which the Lord has made known to us.” 

And they came with haste and found Mary and Joseph, 

and the Babe lying in a manger. 

Now when they had seen Him, they made widely known 

the saying which was told them concerning this Child. 

And all those who heard it marveled 

at those things which were told them by the shepherds. 

But Mary kept all these things and pondered them in her heart.

 - Luke 2:8-19