From the Manger to the Cross

From the manger to the garden,
Knowing the choice we would make,
He knew that our life was at stake,
He knew that some of our hearts would harden.

From the manger to the cross,
Without Him we would die in the grave.
For He came to seek and to save,
So that we might not suffer loss.

From the manger to the coming again,
The world would turn their back on Him,
Being turned away, because I never knew them,
Because instead of Him they chose sin.

From the manger to the world,
To spread the message of life,
Not forgetting that He would suffer strife,
That for me His banner would be unfurled.

-Wade Jinright