WE WERE THERE
(This is for 8 primary children)
Girls dressed as Mary
I was Mary, picked by God
Why had He chosen me,
To be the Mother of His Son,
The One to set men free?
Boy dressed as Joseph,
I was Joseph, kind and good,
God was good to me,
He wanted me to share His Son,
Like He belonged to me.
Boy dressed as Inn Keeper,
I was the keeper of the Inn,
That winter afternoon,
I offered them a stable bed,
Because there was no room.
Girl dressed as an Angel,
I was an angel pure and white,
That came from Heaven high,
To tell of peace, good will to men,
And light the winter sky.
Boy dressed as shepherded,
I was a shepherd on the hill,
And saw the Holy Light,
I left the flock, and found the Baby,
On that first Christmas night.
Child holding larger star,
I was the star that shone so bright,
Above His Manger bed,
To help the shepherds find the way
The Wise-men Too, I led.
Author: Margaret Shankland