{"id":4890,"date":"2013-12-11T08:40:03","date_gmt":"2013-12-11T08:40:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.cvm.org.uk\/blog\/?p=4890"},"modified":"2016-01-07T15:05:40","modified_gmt":"2016-01-07T15:05:40","slug":"christmas-code-ode","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cvm.org.uk\/blog\/friends-of-cvm\/christmas-code-ode\/","title":{"rendered":"Star Trekkers 1: A Christmas Code Ode."},"content":{"rendered":"

Read Numbers ch. 24 v17.<\/strong>
\n Matthew ch. 2 v 1.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Narrator<\/strong>
\n Seeking the Truth<\/strong>
\n In a world full of lies<\/strong>
\n In a world full of fools<\/strong>
\n They called them wise.<\/strong>
\n They studied the writings<\/strong>
\n The stars and the sightings<\/strong>
\n But never quite knew the score<\/strong>
\n Till it- entered their minds,<\/strong>
\n By signals and signs.<\/strong>
\n No thing of its kind<\/strong>
\n Had they ever known, before.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Voice of a Wise Man<\/strong>
\nIt filled us.
\nAnd thrilled us.
\nThe hope nearly killed us.
\nIt led us
\nAnd fed us
\nWith feelings of dread as
\nWe realised that we were sure,
\nThat this thing,
\nWas something,
\nMore than anything
\nElse, and still it was more.<\/p>\n

And it, in its kindness
\nLooked down from its fineness
\nAnd started to show us some more.
\nAnd that\u2019s when it was that we saw,
\nIt wasn\u2019t a thing, but a King
\nThat filled us with awe.<\/p>\n

Those like us, seers and sages
\nLooked for the King, down through the ages,
\nBlind at first, seeing in stages.
\nWas there a message, hidden in pages
\nOf all history?<\/p>\n

They started to answer unanswered questions.
\nNoticed the hints and the suggestions,
\nFit into place, section by section,
\nThey feel He revealed concealed connections
\nOf the mystery.<\/p>\n

There are kings with cities,<\/strong>
\n Glittering pretty,<\/strong>
\n Kings with nations<\/strong>
\n In adoration,<\/strong>
\n Empr\u2019ors with empire,<\/strong>
\n Intact and entire.<\/strong>
\n But this one\u2014had his own star.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Down through all hist\u2019ry<\/strong>
\n They\u2019d followed the myst\u2019ry.<\/strong>
\n However hard, how far.<\/strong>
\n They had to follow the star.<\/strong><\/p>\n

They hired guards\u2014charted courses.<\/strong>
\n Saddled up\u2014camels, horses.<\/strong>
\n Took on water\u2014hired porters.<\/strong>
\n Goodbye sons\u2014goodbye daughters<\/strong>
\n Goodbye wives\u2014goodbye friends.<\/strong>
\n Chase a star to world\u2019s end.<\/strong>
\n Chase a star to world\u2019s end.<\/strong><\/p>\n

With streaming banners,<\/strong>
\n Flying crests,<\/strong>
\n Camels, stallions<\/strong>
\n With golden medallions,<\/strong>
\n And sovereign gifts in treasure chests,<\/strong>
\n Like desert galleons<\/strong>
\n Sailing west,<\/strong>
\n Past jackal\u2019s lair<\/strong>
\n And snakes\u2019 nest,<\/strong>
\n Star-bitten;<\/strong>
\n Rock and ruin and desolation,<\/strong>
\n Star- smitten;<\/strong>
\n Landscape without limitation,<\/strong>
\n Star-stricken,<\/strong>
\n Till they reached the Hebrew nation;<\/strong>
\n They took their quest.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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