The Christmas Poem, produced by Bible Society

This charming re-telling of the nativity is based on Bible Society’s 2015 children’s booklet ‘The Christmas Poem’, available at:
https://www.biblesociety.org.uk/get-involved/christmas/story-booklets-christm as-2016/

TRANSCRIPT:
The Christmas Poem

Written by Bob Hartman
Illustrated by Honor Ayers
© Bible Society 2015. All rights reserved
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The Christmas Poem (abridged for the video)

So God made potatoes and planets and puppies
Giraffes and gorillas, goldfish and guppies
Kangaroos, kittens, Cows that go moo
Then, last, best of all he made me, he made you.

But something went wrong. We thought we knew best.
We ignored what God said, made the world a big mess.
We hit. And we hurt. And we bullied and fought.
And the great God who loved us we simply forgot.
It made God so sorry and that\'s why he said
This is bad and it makes me sad.
This is bad and it makes me sad.

For God\'s love was bigger than the mess that we made
He knew what to do, so here\'s what he said,
\"I\'ll send them my son to show them the way
To love one another, and live like I say.
And give them my power, deep down in their hearts
To fight what is bad, to make a new start
And live in this world, just like I first planned
And turn what is sad into glad again.
And turn what is sad into glad again.\"

So a woman called Mary, just minding her business
Was asked to be part of the very first Christmas
By an angel called Gabriel, shiny and bright
Who showed up, one day, and gave her a fright
\"No need to be scared,\" the angel explained.
I come here with good news, simple and plain
You\'ll give birth to God\'s baby! It\'s all in his plan
To turn what is sad into glad again
To turn what is sad into glad again.

Then Mary and Joseph, her husband, went down
To be counted by Caesar in Bethlehem town.
With no empty rooms left to rent for their stay
They stopped in a place where the animals lay
And there, in the hay, she gave birth to God\'s son
And cuddled and cradled her small special one
Who would grow up to do all the things that God planned
And turn what was sad into glad again
And turn what was sad into glad again.

Some shepherds were watching their sheep, down the way
When an angel appeared like a firework display
And shocked all the shepherds and shook up their sheep
And made sure that no one would get a night\'s sleep.
\"Go to Bethlehem, now!\" the bright angel said.
See the babe in the manger, hay under his head.
He\'s amazing. He\'s special. For only he can
Turn what is sad into glad again
Turn what is sad into glad again.\"

That\'s why we have Christmas, and welcome the day
And sing, and eat turkey, and put on a play
And dress up like angels, and get lots of toys
But it\'s not just because of that sweet baby boy
It\'s because of the man he grew up to be
Who changed the whole world, and can change you and me
To live and to love just like God always planned
And turn what is sad into glad again
And turn what is sad… into glad!