By Debra Marie Ferguson
This season brings out all the carolers singing
The plastic Kris Kringles, the reindeer bells jingling
The pine scented snow in the aerosol cans
The gift wrap, the ribbon, and Christmas tree stands
But, does anyone ponder what all this is worth?
When we've all but practically wiped out His birth?
We're blinded by Santas and stockings and elves
The garland, the tinsel, and toys on the shelves
We're decking the halls, the walls and the trees
Our kids write to Santa, and hope...he is pleased?
Being good all year round because....Santa sees all?
Making Saint Nick the Savior, and Jesus so small
Let all who forget, now think on these things
The price that He paid versus what Santa brings
Jesus said, let the little ones come unto me
But first thing Christmas morning, they run for the tree!
If all the worlds Christians would just dare to start
Telling children Saint Nick was a man with a heart
Full of love for all people, and love for the Lord
That's what made him admired and greatly adored!
But after he died, well, we know all the rest
They dug up his memory and changed his address
Created an image that never would die
One that made children behave and not cry
One that had power to get them to bed
With visions of Christmas rewards in their head
They're told to remember that Santa keeps track!
Incentives for Santa to bring a big sack!
Whoever dreamed up all these things I've no doubt
Took great pains to make sure that they left Jesus out!
No, we can't blame a child for what they've been taught
Though its something each parent should give special thought
That Christmas would mean more than reindeer and gifts
And the same goes for Easter Eggs, bunnies and Chicks
If at Easter and Christmas, we told the true story
Stopped breaking his heart and gave God all the glory
The most wonderful present a parent can give?
Is to share with their children that Jesus did live
That He's not just a fable, a storybook lie
He came to give life, and for that He would die
The most precious of gifts, that a parent receives?
Is the moment they're sure, that their child believes
That three short days later he rose from the dead
And He's coming again, because that's what He said!
So let all the believers now gather to sing
Happy Birthday to Jesus, the King of All Kings!
And be freed from the bonds of traditional behavior
And start telling Virginia, yes...., there IS a Savior!
Copyright 1996, 1999 (used with permission)
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