God Almighty in His Wisdom

God Al­migh­ty in His wis­dom

Has cre­at­ed all things well:

Numbered all the stars of heav­en

Built this earth on which we dwell.

Here He plant­ed us a gar­den

Full of fruit and shin­ing flow­ers

Where Love walked with man and wo­man

In the qui­et ev­en­ing hours.

But they would not heed in­struct­ion

From the God who gave them breath

So they list­ened to the ser­pent

And then sin gave birth to death.

Paradise was lost to mor­tals

Cursèd ground be­came their fate;

Love the Tree of Life had hid­den

Flaming sword barred Ed­en’s gate.

But God’s wrath lasts not for­ev­er

Sin can­not His pur­pose thwart;

He will not aban­don mer­cy

Or the souls kept in His heart.

So

though sin was born in Ed­en

And man wore the mark of Cain

Love pur­sued us to a sta­ble

Where a ho­ly Child was lain.

In Ju­dea’s fields that Christ­mas

Shepherds heard the an­gels sing:

In the sad

deep hour of dark­ness

God had sent the Sav­ior-King!

In a hum­ble

lowly man­ger

Mother-love had wrapped the Child;

In the ho­ly Babe

the God-send

Love was flesh

but un­de­filed.

How we love the Christ­mas glit­ter

Lovely trees and car­ols bright;

But the can­dle flame soon flick­ers

And again de­parts the light;

When the mirth has ebbed to si­lence

Can you hear the Sav­ior’s voice

Offering life and light

and par­don?

Make eter­nal Love your choice.