I have heard all my life
Of a wondrous sight
It happens at midnight
Christmas Eve night
The animals have voices
In a language you can hear
I decided I would eavesdrop
My time is this year
So I walked to the barn
I made no sound
In the darkness I listened
And here is what I found
I peaked around the corner
And in the wavering moonlight
My heart skipped a beat
At the amazing sight.
They were all on their knees
As on only horses could do
They were bowing in reverence
This was the thing to do
I heard them all praying
In words soft and sweet
They were thanking the Lord
For the life that they lead
They praised Him for this time
This special hour
They praised Him for strength
They praised Him for power
They spoke of their purpose
Difference from then and now
They carried man to war
They pulled his plow
But now their needs changed
It was a new burden to bear
Their gift was their love
Their purpose to share
To stand so stoic
To mend broken hearts
To help make decisions
To help make new starts
It is their purpose
To draw us near
For big goofy hugs
To dry up our tears
To remind us of who
We revered this time of year
To remember the reason
And who brought us here.
They prayed for those horses
That don’t know love
They hope they would be happy
When they joined God above
They are connected
They know this by sight
Their friends with dull coats
And eyes no longer bright
Their mission was to show love
There hearts so loving they would burst
But they were too late
The dark soul got there first
My teardrops were falling
Making streaks down my face
I turned to run
To my house I would race
Please wait. I heard
And I turned slowly
I couldn’t step forward
I felt way too lowly.
What do you want?
Why do you look so wise?
What are you hiding?
In those big brown eyes
Our time is short
And we need you to hear
That our Lord is coming
His time it comes near
What should I do?
What do you want me to say?
Nothing just share your love
To all every day.
Next think I knew
I woke up in the hay
Smelling of sawdust
Wonder how I got that way
It must have been a dream
As I started to think
Then I looked at my gelding
What? Did he just wink?
