Love has come to walk among us
I love this song from Michael W. Smith’s first (1989) Christmas album – this was on Bethany’s CD as well, but it’s been a favorite for a while. I love the way it encapsulates the Christmas story, from the birth to the angel’s appearance to the shepherds, all the while forshadowing Christ’s ultimate purpose in coming to earth as a baby, as God’s ‘final word’ to save His people.
In the space of the beginning
Was the living word of light
When this word was clearly spoken
All that came to be was right
All creation had a language
Words to say what must be said
All day long the heavens whispered
Signing words in scarlet redSome had failed to understand it
So God spoke his final word
On a silent night in Judah’s hills
a baby’s cry was heardGlory! sang the angel chorus
Glory! echoed back the night
Love has come to walk among us
Christ the lord is born this nightAll creation sing his praises
Earth and heaven praise his name
All who live come join the chorus
Find the words his love proclaim