MY HEART QUAKES

MY HEART QUAKES

I remember I was so in awe
 Of the story of Your birth
Of the angels the shepherds saw
Announcing the King come to earth
My heart quakes as I see the manger
My Savior come to earth as a Stranger

I wonder where the awe I held went
As the years have come ond gone
I've been trampled by the Serpent
I bow, and long for the Kingdom’s Dawn
My heart quakes as I know he's crushed
My Savior's cries, the devil was hushed

I search still for that bright star
To lighten the darkness all around
Truly the world has left a deep scar
Leave the world outside David's town
My heart quakes as Wise arrive before
My Savior, they bow and adore

 Will we ever know how You paid such a cost
That started that ancient Silent Night?
The road from the manger to the Cross
To give  us all God's eternal Light
My heart quakes as the Child cries
My Savior, for me He's born…and dies

Sometimes we lose that humbling awe
Sometimes the story seems over told
Ask the shepherds, just what they saw
Or ask the magi why they gave gold
My heart quakes as I recall the tale
My Savior, my King, before Him I fell

So take a moment, to forget gifts
St Nick be silent, and bells don't ring
Recall the Child, Mary gently lifts
The Babe of whom the Angels sing
My heart quakes, as my tears fall
My Savior, who gave us His all
AMEN