Expect The ExtraordinarySample

Expect wonder

It just swept over me, the wonder of it all

That in the person of his Son

God came to this poor world undone

In such humility.

With Mary on her donkey to ride

And faithful Joseph by her side

They made their way to Bethlehem

But found no shelter at the inn

And no one else could take them in.

So in a stable he was born

The Christ of God that wondrous morn

Amidst the cattle and the hay

As in his mother’s arms he lay

In such simplicity.

And in the babe that day began

The great unfolding of God’s plan

Of full salvation brought to man

At such a cost and what a price

Was paid by God’s great sacrifice

At Calvary.

Continuing still that plan unfolds

Until one day the story’s told

When Jesus Christ appears again

In glorious majesty to reign.

With hearts and voices we exclaim

"All glory be to his great name!"

The wonder of it all, the sheer wonder of it all.

Mary Topham

A faithful follower of Jesus and passionate supporter of Tearfund , Mary Topham died in 2012, aged 98. This poem is taken from The Wonder Of It All, a selection of Mary’s poems compiled and illustrated by her friend Lalage Carswell as a tribute to Mary.