Her first born son, his manger bed

Her first born son, his manger bed, the straw was where he'd lay his head,
his mother resting from the birth,
and Joseph wondered at his worth.

He held him in his roughened hands,
he thought about the world's demands
that brought them all to Bethlehem.
What prejudice would wait for them?

Verses 3-5 follow

Tune: CHURCH TRIUMPHANT

Andrew Pratt (born 1948)

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