The Shelter

There's snow on the ground
 And no rooms in town
 Nowhere for spendin' the night
 Except and old shed
 With hay for a bed
 And Mary she says that's all right
 Joseph don't like it
 His Mary's with child
 What if this is the night she gives birth
 But when he has nothin'
 A man comes to see
 Just how much a little is worth
 The trip's been a hard one
 They crossed the courtyard
 To a barn at the back of the Inn
 They lay down to sleep
 Among cattle and sheep
 And wait for this night to begin
 Now she sees he's worried
 With love in her eyes...
 She reaches out and touches his face
 She says a barn is a mansion
 If its walls shelter love
 For some reason God has chosen this place
 The baby's arrival
 Fills up the night
 And the light from a beautiful star
 Lights up the darkness
 So gloriously bright
 And shines down on the world near and far
 And directly below it
 As if on a string
 This shelter of such humble design
 Givin' warmth and protection
 To the child Jesus Christ
 Our Lord and Savior, King of mankind