“Fear Not!” the Angel Said

Fear not! the an­gel said

God’s joy is in the air!

Now go to Beth­le­hem and see

A new­born ba­by there.

A Sav­ior

yet a child!

So young

and yet the Lord!

God’s grace as­tounds

God’s love sur­rounds

This sin­ful

hurt­ing world.

Fear not

you hun­gry child

You home­less re­fu­gee

You bat­tered woman

bur­dened down—

God came to set you free.

For God’s own Son was poor;

He cried and suf­fered

too.

God’s grace as­tounds;

God’s love ab­ounds

For peo­ple just like you.

Fear not when quest­ions come:

How can I know God’s way?

Do my pos­sess­ions weigh me down?

Can God change me tod­ay?

For Je­sus came to be

True bread that sa­tis­fies;

And in his birth

God touched the earth.

Christ saves

for­gives

and guides.

Fear not

you church of Christ

Distracted and dis­tressed

For long ago in trou­bled times

Christ came

and we were blest.

Our Prince of Peace is born—

Our light

our life

our song!

In him we see our un­ity

In him God makes us strong.