December 10 was a very special service at St. Andrew’s Hespeler. It was Family Sunday, a service designed for kids of all ages, and we celebrated the baptism of a beautiful baby girl. There was no sermon per se, but the kids did present the following two poems.
Hespeler, 10 December, 2017 © Scott McAndless – Baptism, Family Sunday
Rock-a-bye Norah
Rock-a-bye Baby,
laid in a trough.
You are God’s chosen,
a gift from aloft.
Because of your coming,
the mighty shall fall,
The lowly be lifted
and rule over all.
Some wise men are traveling,
foll’wing a star
They’re coming to worship you
for who you are.
They’re bringing you frankincense,
gold and some Myrrh,
For you are the sort of
a king they prefer.
When you first arrived,
King Herod was mad.
He thought you would threaten
the kingdom he had.
The kingdom that you’ll preach
is better by far,
But people in this world
think it’s bizarre.
Rock-a-bye baby,
you’ll grow to be friend
To outcasts and sinners.
And the sick you will mend.
You’ll tell people good news
and show them the way
To be right with their Maker
and never to stray.
And when someone asks you
what he should do
To gain life eternal,
you’ll tell him he’s too
Attached to possessions
and must give them away.
Then he’ll be free and can
walk in your way.
Your words and your actions
all will defy
The way that the world works
and that is why
They’ll see you as only
a problem to solve.
Yes, they will eliminate
you with resolve!
Rock-a-bye Baby
up on a cross
That’s where they’ll end it
to their own loss
For when they defeat you,
it’s you who will win
Out over the power
of death and of sin.
Rock-a-bye baby,
please now don’t cry
That’s all ahead,
for now you must try
To sleep and find hope
in your Father above
Who through you pours out on
the world all his love.
Rock-a-by Norah,
we’re thankful to you
For showing us God’s love
is ever made new.
You remind us of Jesus
and how when he came
He promised us new life
and freedom from shame.
Rock-a-bye Norah,
we wish you God’s peace
And remember the one who
brought captives release.
Sleep and remember:
your Saviour loves you
And will never fail you.
He’ll always be true.
I am just a little lamb
I am just a little lamb,
Little lamb, little lamb,
I am just a little lamb who lives near Bethlehem,
The shepherds take good care of me,
Care of me, care of me,
The shepherds take good care of me out in the fields at night.
The shepherds try to count us all
Count us all, count us all,
The shepherds try to count us and then they fall asleep.
I saw it all that fateful night
Fateful night, fateful night.
I saw it all that fateful night there was a shining light
The heavenly angels all did sing
All did sing, all did sing,
The heavenly angels all did sing of joy and peace on earth.
They said they’d come to bring good news
Bring good news, bring good news,
They said they’d come to bring good news about a happy birth.
Mary had a child, they said,
Child, they said, child they said,
Mary had a child they said who had been born for all.
Go and see him. You will know
You will know, you will know
Go and see him. You will know. You’ll find him in a manger.
The shepherds went and I did too,
I did too, I did too.
The shepherds went and I did too to see the baby Jesus.
But if Jesus came for me
Little me, little me
But if Jesus came for me, he came for everybody.
I am just a little lamb,
Little lamb, little lamb
I am just a little lamb but Jesus is my saviour.
Jesus came to save you too
Save you too, save you too
Jesus came to save you too. To God be all the glory!
Hallelujah, baa, baa, baa,
Baa, baa, baa, baa, baa baa,
Hallelujah, baa, baa, baa, we praise God with all creatures!