Today... 'The Consolation Of Israel' Poem by Roy Allen

It was a busy world at Your nativity
People were too busy to even stop and see
When into the temple Your family had come
In obedience to the law and Jewish custom

The glory of the Lord was present there that day
In that building composed of earthly stone and clay
The same glory that appeared in Solomon's reign
Was present as God entered His temple again

Simeon and Anna were also present there
And in prophecy they both began to declare
That Child in their arms was the promised Holy one
Born of God, His One and Only Belovèd Son

In wonder Simeon in his arms held his Lord
And began speaking out loud God's prophetic word
And Anna also join in with him to proclaim
These things happened when to His temple Jesus came

The Holy Spirit entered Simeon that day
Causing him to call out like a prophet and say
'Behold the Consolation of Israel' he cried
For he'd been told he'd see Jesus before he died

This Consolation of Israel was to be seen
Just as the prophets of old said it would have been
But just Simeon and Anna saw the real glory
Of this momentous occasion in history

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