HOW CAN IT BE? (2005)

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From Mystery too deep for words 

 comes forth our Savior dear,

Whose birth in tiny Bethlehem town 

 brings our redemption near.

How can it be? Great God Almighty 

 helpless here below!

Yet this is what the angels sing 

 and prophets did foreknow.

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How can it be? How can it be, 

 this mystery of love?

We know not how, yet praise we all 

 our God in Heaven above!

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The sun displays God’s power by day, 

 and starry skies by night,

But brighter still the manger shines, 

 as God’s most gracious Light.

How can it be? Eternal Radiance 

 held at Mary’s breast!

The sign of our salvation and 

 God’s Mercy manifest.

How can it be?...

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Before Creation’s morning light 

 brought Eden into flower,

Our dear Lord planned His birth 

 to free the world from Satan’s power.

How can it be? A single birth 

 melts all the ice of sin!

So ages past and future 

 in this glorious night begin.

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How can it be?...

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We seek Him in the blinding desert 

 of our souls’ delights,

But in the dark His star appears, 

 a lodestone in the heights.

How can it be? Our search for Him 

 is guided from Above!

And Christmas dawns in every soul 

 whose heart becomes God’s love.

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How can it be?...

lyrics by Dr. Richard H. Overman

copyright © 2005 by Sunset Village Music