Gifts of the Magi

Composer: Roger D. Linder
Roger D. Linder: 40 Days: Nativity to Presentation
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Now that we've left the king
And have all the gifts we bring
The star gives us hope to cling
To the path ahead

Let us be on our way
The star is our guide today
We'll bow to our knees and pray
In thanks for signs we've read

While the star is still aglow
It lights the way for us to go
And when it stops, we'll have arrived
We'll see the child, so on we drive

Ho! See the place up there
The star has begun to flare
We know now the place is where
We've come to worship him

Bow down before the Lord
This child is to be adored
Our efforts are our reward
The gifts we bring are giv'n

But a warning has been brought
For the child that we have sought
There is danger for his life
Certain it will lead to strife

Hence, we are headed East
But Herod's threats haven't ceased
The man is truly a beast
He seeks the death of all

This journey is o'er for us
Accomplishment done, and thus
It's Herod's feigned righteousness
That's certainly his fall

In the future, lives are lost
Child must be saved, at any cost
World's at stake, the view is dim
The whole world's fate now rests with him
Commentary
Matthew 2:9-12 - After they had heard the king, they went on their way, and the star they had seen when it rose went ahead of them until it stopped over the place where the child was. When they saw the star, they were overjoyed. On coming to the house, they saw the child with his mother Mary, and they bowed down and worshiped him. Then they opened their treasures and presented him with gifts of gold, frankincense and myrrh. And having been warned in a dream not to go back to Herod, they returned to their country by another route.

Roger D. Linder: 40 Days: Nativity to Presentation
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