Joseph’s wonder

The road was long, the night was cold
The weight of heaven in my soul
I found no place to lay His head
So love was born where cattle fed

The stars leaned close to see His face
I held my breath in holy space
The promise whispered through the years
Was crying softly in my ears

I held the Son of God tonight
The Word made flesh beneath my eyes
I don’t understand, but I believe
That heaven’s King now rests with me
I held the Son of God tonight

Her trembling hands wrapped Him in cloth
The One who spoke the world to us
The same small hands that formed the skies
Now reached for me with newborn cries

And though I’m just a simple man
You chose my heart to hold Your plan
To raise the child who’d wear the crown
To lift the world and lay it down

I held the Son of God tonight
The Word made flesh beneath my eyes
I don’t understand, but I believe
That heaven’s King now rests with me
I held the Son of God tonight

How could I teach the Lord to walk
When He’s the One who taught the stars to talk?
How could I show the way to stand
When all creation rests in His hands?

Still You called me “Father” through Your tears
And I’ll protect You all my years

I held the Son of God tonight
Love wrapped in grace, wrapped up in light
And though the world won’t see just yet
The cross and crown are in this breath
I held the Son of God tonight

Sleep now, my King…
I’ll hold the Son of God tonight

Elevation worship, male