A Way in A Manger
Ann Dunlap, December 23, 2004
“Away in a manger,“ the choirs all sing,
As we celebrate the birth of our King.
I love the old carol and how it reminds me
That Jesus came down to seek and to find me.
A way in that manger was made for us all
To come to our God despite mankind’s fall.
A way in a manger to be reconciled;
A way to salvation in one little child.
The Way, in a manger where cattle were fed
The Way, the Messiah, the triune godhead.
The manger, so lowly, but here was the start
Of redemption for man, new life to impart.
A way from the manger, which led to a tree
On a hill called Mt. Calvary where He died for me.
The Way, lying sweetly in His mother’s lap;
Born to become the bridge that would cover sin’s gap.
“Away in a manger,” no bed could they find,
For the Maker and Savior of all of mankind.
From manger to cross, then up from the grave;
The true Way has come to seek and to save.
"Away in a Manger" now is our story,
To tell to the world of God's love and His glory.
