Our precious little infant With no place to lie your head You were born under trying circumstances The enemy wanted you dead Your life was truly amazing Right from the start And now you live forever In heaven and in our heart Your lowly life is an example Of how to serve God through poverty How to keep the faith Through all adversity Your death upon the cross Has provided us the way To reach our Heavenly Father You even taught us how to pray You are my Guiding Light I write this through my tears Of gratitude for your Sacrifice From your first day all through your years Happy Birthday my Precious Jesus I love you with all my heart But my love for you pales Compared to what you did for me from the start Your birth was fraught with danger Your life in poverty you lived You gave your all for me Now for you what can I give? You tell me in your word What I can do for you I can tell those you send What I know is truth The truth is not in Santa The truth is not in gifts The truth is in your word The truth you lived Your life was truly amazing Right from the start And now you live forever In heaven and in our heart Mary Silva December, 2003