Bethlehem - Theocracy

All my life, I’ve waited and watched

Through the eyes of faith

To see the consolation of Israel

And even though the flame of my life

Is now growing dim

I know I’ll see the Savior of Israel

For the Spirit of the Lord has promised unto me

That I would not see death

Before my eyes have seen Him

The promise is alive, for through this little child

God’s holy light illuminates Jerusalem

This child will cause the falling

And rising of many souls

A sign for all the people of Israel

This child will be the way and the life unto every soul

To every generation shall the Gentiles tell

For the way has been prepared

In the sight of every man

The Son of God Himself is born in Bethlehem

A sacrifice is made in the temple on this day

Redemption reaches far beyond Jerusalem

O Bethlehem, your star burns bright tonight

For my eyes have seen the glory of salvation’s holy light

Has this little child come to redeem us all?

To save us from the fall

Redemption is in sight

Behold, the Son shines bright

Under Bethlehem’s star tonight

O Bethlehem, your star burns bright tonight

For my eyes have seen the glory of salvation’s holy light

Has this little child come to redeem us all?

To save us from the fall

Redemption is in sight

Behold, the Son shines bright

Under Bethlehem’s star tonight

When all the world was sleeping deep in darkness

A child in Bethlehem fulfilled the promise

The ancients prophesied a great deliverer

The one to break the curse of sin forever

He didn’t come with any worldly fanfare

No royal treatment, just a dark cross to bear

In Bethlehem a brand new dawn is rising

A star to guide the way, forever shining

New hope was born for all creation that night

For though the darkness came the brightest light