The Night Before Jesus
‘Twas the night before Jesus And down upon earth Young Mary was weeping Awaiting the birth
Of a son, she’d been told, Of immeasurable worth The deep night was dark No place could be found By Joseph, her husband Who in silence profound Tread foot before foot Ground over ground
But up in the heavens A host was rehearsing The greatest refrain They’d ever be versing Barukh atah Adonai
Our Lord, Our God, on high Peace on the earth
Good will among men God in the heavens
Will walk among them And give up his breath To save them from sin Barukh atah Adonai Under her breath
Mary whispered
Life and not death
Was her prayer that night For her son, herself, her Joseph
‘Twas the night before Jesus And down upon earth Young Mary was praying
Awaiting the birth Of the son of her God Whose fate she knew not. If only a room, only a spot To bring forth her child The thought, but she knew A soft hand she laid Upon Joseph’s worn arm Be not afraid, love We shan’t come to harm Barukh atah Adonai Joseph cried in the night A humble, simple barn Fell upon his sight
No, he cried within his heart
This place cannot be right But up in the heavens The host was prepared Their anthem near bursting
Yearned to be shared With all of the world And with Joseph and Mary Who trusted their God And were chosen to carry The message of Christmas From Heaven on high Peace on Earth, To all men Good will, they would sing. Barukh atah Adonai, They’d begin
The night before Christmas A man and a woman Trusted their God and To earth they brought heaven.