The Anticipation

A prophet of old, six hundred measures of time
Before the year,
Foretold that wonderful day when Emmanuel
Would be here.
When Shepherds watched their flocks by night and heard
The angels sing,
They traveled to a stable to worship
Their Lord and King.
Men of learning studied and watched and prayed
To see the day,
That God would shine a beam of light to show
And point the way.
An old man who was promised that before
His life was done,
He would see his Savior, the Lord of lords
And Holy One.
And when lead by the Spirit to the
Temple of the Lord,
He said, “Now I have seen salvation, according
To thy word.”
He had waited a lifetime, only hoping
To get a glimpse.
Of his Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ,
The Holy Prince.
The heavens themselves had waited to proclaim
The Savior’s birth.
He who one day would suffer and die for the sins
Of all the earth.
And so let us all remember the importance
Of that day
Our eternal life depended on, of Him who has led
And shown the way.