Nothing seemed out of the
ordinary:
An ordinary night just befell an ordinary city,
A city bustled
with census registrants,
All inns were jam-packed at this
hour.
Nothing seemed out of the ordinary:
Stars were twinkling above
the desert sky,
Shepherds were keeping watch of their flocks,
Horses began
to rest by their mangers.
Nothing seemed out of the ordinary:
A nation
was very much exiled in its own territory
Under the iron fist of the Roman
Empire;
Prophets were only memories of distant past.
Nothing seemed
out of the ordinary:
When the baby boy came through the birth canal
His
umbilical cord was cut from mother Mary;
He was swathed and placed nowhere
but in a manger.
But, something happened extraordinary:
A conception
like no other on planet Earth,
Having taken place 40 weeks before this
night,
Now delivered the long awaited Seed of Abraham.
Yes, something
happened extraordinary:
Angelic hosts were heralding the news
Of the
humble arrival of the Messiah;
Son of the Most High became Son of
Man.
Indeed, something happened extraordinary:
The city of David saw
its prophesied Glory;
The Nation of Israel was to meet the Redeemer
Only
to reject and nail Him in 33 more years.
For you, something happened
extraordinary:
He was born to die on the Crucifix,
And died to rise again
from the grave,
Offering remission of sins and hope of eternal
life.
(Composed by Rumin Zhang on Nov.20, 2001)