Christmas Eve Silence

On the most beautiful of nights as the stars crown the sky

I stand on my porch as silence draws nigh

The quiet that comes just on Christmas eve

Is hard to explain and hard to believe

Each year after all of the gifts have been wrapped

I step outside just to take a deep breath

The night seems so calm as I stand alone there

Not a sound can be heard in the cool winter air

Its as if heaven and earth pay homage each year

On the eve of that birth that we all hold so dear

The heavens draw a breath and the angels stand still

The air ceases movement by its own will

All creation stops singing as the silence enfolds

Its as if the story was about to be told

Of the coming of hope on nights' silent wing

To the world that needed but one small thing

That gift very precious and unlike no other

Came quietly that night in the arms of his father

Is there any question why the silence still comes

Its there to mark the birth of Gods son

As I stand on my porch each Christmas eve night

I'm reminded of silence that always takes flight

For its in that silence that I recall why He came

So I stand and I listen for the hope that remains