Wise Men Three..........

Hear ye all this tale from past ages
Where once we ruled as wise old sages
Many a moon we traversed the scripture
In faith we sought a clearer picture
Of promises made to prophets of old
Of the Root of David that angels foretold

Our mission did not end in vain
We found the missing link in the chain
With hearts of gladness we set out
Gold and incenses we carried without
Led by heavenly wonders bright
We searched for our king day and night

Our journey did not take us to Rome
It did not end b’neath a palace dome
Away from the city, in a manger bare
Midst shepherds who had gathered there
That night with weather cold and mild
We bowed and knelt to the Christ child

Three and thirty years later
In spirit before Calvary’s alter
We gazed in awe at the Son of Man
Whose blood for sinners freely ran
With anguished cry He died there
Our Saviour King beyond compare

His sojourn in death did not last
An empty tomb was in the past
A risen Jesus, the Lamb divine
Walked this earth many a time
We worshipped him with disciples eleven
As Christ ascended into heaven

Past two thousand years of time
The light He brought still glows and shines
Soon from the shadows we’ll emerge
With saints and angels we will urge
Sons of men the time is nigh
Await your King our God on high

Bethlehem’s plain once more will ring
And in the heavens the angels sing
As we herald the Prince of Peace
Across the earth their song shall ease
Glory to God on high and then
Peace on earth and goodwill to men