It Was On A Dark Night Poem by Gert Strydom

It was on a dark night
that the Lord of the ages
was born in a stable
and placed in a trough
wrapped in clothes

while the rulers
were in their palaces
and wealthy people
were staying in the inn

and a bright star
was hanging in the sky
marking the place
of His birth

and the creator God
had become man
to be with His people
and to lead them
back to Him

and in the field
shepherds saw an angel
appearing in glory
and they were afraid of him

and he told them that in Bethlehem
the Saviour was born
and praised God
saying that peace
had come to all men.