When Joseph Went with Mary

When Jo­seph went with Ma­ry

To Da­vid’s roy­al town

With tra­vel­ing were they wea­ry

Yet lodg­ing not they found;

They searched the ci­ty ov­er

At ev­ery inn did call;

No room

they heard

and time again

So stayed in ox­en’s stall.

No pal­ace fit for roy­al birth

No pur­ple robes dis­close;

The King of Glo­ry

come from Heav’n

A low­ly man­ger chose;

Our Sav­ior and Re­deem­er

In swad­dling clothes en­twined

The Babe whose life would be the price

To res­cue lost man­kind.

While shep­herds flocks were watch­ing

And sleep­ing in the field

Announcement of Im­ma­nu­el’s birth

Was sudd­en­ly re­vealed;

A sun-bright shin­ing an­gel

Said

Fear not

I am here

To bring glad tid­ings of great joy

But shep­herds shook with fear.

Shake off your fears and list­en—

Lo

you have cause to sing!

Here in the town of Da­vid

Tonight is born a king;

For God so loved the world that

He sent His on­ly Son;

Who plac­es faith in Him alone

Eternal life has won.

While shep­herds won­dered at the news

Then ra­di­ant hosts ap­pear

Proclaiming

Glo­ry

peace on earth

The Sav­ior now is near;

No long­er be a strang­er

He waits for you this night;

Go see the Prince in man­ger straw

In roy­al sta­ble bright.

They hast­ened un­to Beth­le­hem

With ea­ger­ness did go

They found the Child in swad­dling clothes

Amazed that it was so;

Like them

do not re­ject Him

Nor spurn that gra­cious call

From One who came to earth for us

The price to pay for all.