Shepherd Song Lyrics

We pressed our faces to the grass

Eyes to earth, but found no shade

Such blinding light was not the sun

Seized with fear but not to run

A fear that made our fears afraid

Do not, do not be afraid

Today is born the Lord your Savior

Don't look in a prince's nursery

But in the barn where cattle feed

Peace on whom He favors

We left our flocks to tend themselves

And ran all night how far, how fast

He called us past hotels and bars

Shepherds, wise men, even stars

Back to himself again at last

Is this the long expected one

The one in whom we must believe

Can this be Israel's future King

The one that made the angels sing

Will he ever be received