Today we have two songs, one from Mary’s perspective and one from Joseph’s.
I have travelled many moonless nights
Cold and weary with a babe inside
And I wonder what I’ve done.
Holy Father, You have come
And chosen me now to carry Your Son
I am waiting in a silent prayer
I am frightened by the load I bear
In a world as cold as stone
Must I walk this path alone?
Be with me now, be with me now
Breath of Heaven, hold me together
Be forever near me, breath of Heaven
Breath of Heaven, lighten my darkness
Pour over me Your holiness for You are holy
Breath of Heaven
Do you wonder as you watch my face
If a wiser one should have had my place?
But I offer all I am
For the mercy of Your plan
Help me be strong, help me be, help me.’ (‘Breath of Heaven’, Amy Grant)
Joseph is often the silent character in the Nativity, but this song looks at how he perhaps felt as he cradled Jesus in his arms:
‘How could it be, this baby in my arms
Sleeping now, so peacefully
The Son of God, the angel said
How could it be?
Lord, I know He’s not my own,
Not of my flesh, not of my bone
Still, Father, let this baby be
The son of my love.
Father show me where I fit into this plan of Yours
How can a man be father to the Son of God?
Lord, for all my life I’ve been a simple carpenter
How can I raise a king? How can I raise a king?
He looks so small, His face and hands so fair
And when He cries the sun just seems to disappear
But when He laughs it shines again
How could it be?’ (‘Joseph’s Song’, Michael Card)