Twas The Night Before Christmas

"How many observe Christ's birth-day! How few, his
precepts! O! 'tis easier to keep Holidays than Commandments."

-- Benjamin Franklin (Poor Richards Almanack, 1743)

The Night Before Christmas Twas the night before Christmas and oh what a sight All across America millions of lights Wrapping of presents, good things to do despite the best efforts of the ACLU People are singing, churches are full Pastors are preaching in this season of yule It's not about Santa though registers ring It's time to remember the soon coming King Even those who've forgotten what it's really about Are hit by the fallout from the Heavenly shouts To many their sorrows become amplified after all it is Christmas, nobody should cry, But children are suffering, people still starve, Haters still murder, robbers still rob Nothing comes out perfect, though we're aiming so high why are you hurting, why do you cry ? But if God didn't step into the dark of our night The Hope of the ages, Pure Love and True Light Would we think of the suffering, or others in pain What would we aim for, there'd be nothing to gain But God stepped into our darkness, took on human life The incarnate God-Man, True God and Pure Light a helpless babe first Then to pay for our sins, He suffered the worst, that man had to give in Love's purest burst He poured out his life, He thought of us first, he took on our strife Then he rose from the dead, His body not found Since He's now in heaven, the King of many crowns But this time of year, we remember His birth It's now time to celebrate, take in the mirth Cause my friend their is hope, life can begin In you personal darkness in this world filled with sin Filled with liars, dissemblers, power mongers and clowns,  deceitful politicians and dangerous thugs,    illness and sadness but not enough love It's all been allowed to make you look up, there's something better, it's out there Let Him fill your cup His coming again, in judgement you see To put an end to the bad, to set His people free Yes a new world is coming, and we will all see Is He coming for you He is coming for me