He begat her, she begat He
28 generations Abraham to our King
Honorable soul, worthy indeed
Chosen by God, a prophecy to read
A promise fulfilled, a promise foretold
A prophecy kept in the stories of old
An angel appears in a worthy man’s dream
Do not fear what this woman brings
For the prophets have told our King will arrive
Through a virgin birth, welcome this child
Welcome he did, fears laid to rest
Marrying her, passing the test
Laying not with her till the child was born
Foregoing ridicule, mockery, scorn
Trusting prophecy, and an angel sent
Trusting our Savior’s approaching decent
Perfectly recorded, told so well
“God with us,” Emmanuel
by Darryl Hanks
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