Twas 11 days before Christmas, around 9:38
When 20 beautiful children stormed through heaven’s gate
Their smiles were contagious,
Their laughter filled the air
They could hardly believe all the beauty they saw there
They were filled with such joy,
They didn’t know what to say
They remembered nothing of what had happened earlier that day
Where are we? Asked the little girl quiet as a mouse
This is heaven, declared a small boy; we’re spending Christmas at God’s house
When what to their wondering eyes did appear, but Jesus their savior
The children gathered near
He looked at them and smiled
And they smiled just the same
He opened his arms and he called them by name
And in that moment was joy that only heaven can bring
Those children all flew into the arms of their king
As they lingered in the warmth of his embrace,
One small girl turned and looked at Jesus’ face
And as if he could read all the questions she had,
He gently whispered to her,
“I’ll take care of mom and dad,”
Then he looked down on Earth, The world far below
He saw all of the hurt, the sorrow and woe
Then he closed his eyes and outstretched his hand
“Let my power and presence re-enter this land, may this country be
Deceived from the hands of fools. I’m taking back my nation,
I’m taking back my schools.”
Then he and the children stood without a sound,
Come now my children let me show you around
Excitement filled the space
Some skipped and some ran
All displaying enthusiasm that only a child can
And I heard him proclaim as he walked out of sight,
“In the midst of the darkness, I am still the light!”
