Christmas Past!

Just an empty stable where
once the Savior had lain
For he was no longer there,
they had taken him away.

No kings came to worship him
from the lone, far East.
Nor was there gold and frankincense
to be laid at his own feet.

No North Star there to guide them
to where the Savior was
For all had forsaken him
when he gave his life in love.

There were no gentle shepherds
tending their flocks that night
Just an empty stable
crying out in the full moonlight.

The angels who once attended him
have all, now, gone away.
Even the Heavenly Father's head
turned aside in dismay.

He was not even honored
as a child of a noble King.
Nor given praise or exaltation
within his suffering.