O Night of Wonder
O night of
wonder and delight !
O night of
glory and surprise !
With one road
stretching clear and bright
Before our
eager ,dazzled eyes .
Drawn by the magnet of a star ;
Drawn by an
unseen power we take
A silver road
that leads afar ,
And follow it
for Christ’s dear sake .
O King of
Kings ,and Lord of lords ,
We fall before
thy starlit throne .
Humble we are
–there are no words
With which we
fitly can make known
Our heart’s
elation and desire .
We search for
words we cannot find –
The air is
drenched with silver fire ,
Too bright for
eyes that are struck blind .
Accept our
silence as high praise ,
Our rapture
,as a thing of worth .
We are
stricken with the old amaze :
The strange
sweet wonder of thy birth .
Jan Bagwell
