THE SAVIOUR

by David G Dickenson

GOD TOOK THE STRENGTH OF A MOUNTAIN
THE MAJESTY OF A TREE
THE WARMTH OF A SUMMER SUN
AND THE CALM OF A QUIET SEA
THE GENEROUS SOUL OF NATURE
THE CONFORTING ARM OF NIGHT
THE WISDOM OF THE AGES
THE POWER OF AN EAGLES FLIGHT
THE JOY OF A MORNING IN SPRING
THE PATIENCE OF ETERNITY
AND THE HEART TO BE A KING
THEN GOD COMBINED THESE QUALITIES
BESTOYED WITH ALL HIS LOVE
AND SO INVENTED CHRISTMAS
FROM THE CHILD SENT FROM ABOVE