Last week we focused on the Christmas Carol, “Away in a manger” from Luke 2. This week we are looking at the Carol, “While Shepherds watched their flocks by night.” Here is just part of a beautiful poem written by Louis Gander from the viewpoint of the Shepherds. https://www.christart.com/poetry/poem/7766
When we arrived, it was as told.
It was a sight worth more than gold.
The Inn was full, but He was kept
inside a stable as He slept.
I fell to knees near humble child.
Dear Mary saw and simply smiled.
The floor was straw on dirt and dust.
I thought it odd and so unjust.
Deserved He more, much more than this,
with crown of pearls and happiness.
A Saviour good, for all to see.
A Saviour great, should one day be.
In fact, this child should be a king
that rules over everything!
It saddens though, God had to give,
His only Son so I could live.
“And the shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all they had heard and seen, as it had been told them.” Luke 2:20, ESV.