The Promise

The Lord God said when time was full
He would shine His light in the darkness;
He said a virgin would conceive
And give birth to the Promise.
For a thousand years the dreamers dreamt
And hoped to see His love,
But the Promise showed their wildest dreams
Had simply not been wild enough;
The Promise showed their wildest dreams
Had simply not been wild enough.

The Promise was love and the Promise was life,
The Promise meant light to the world;
Living proof that Yahweh saves,
For the name of the Promise was Jesus.

The Faithful One saw time was full
And the ancient pledge was honored;
So God the Son, the Incarnate One,
His final Word, His own Son
Was born in Bethlehem,
But came into our hearts to live.
What more could God have given,
Tell me, what more did He have to give?
What more could God have given,
Tell me, what more did He have to give?

The Promise was love and the Promise was life,
The Promise meant light to the world;
Living proof that Yahweh saves,
For the name of the Promise was Jesus.
Living proof that Yahweh saves

For the name of the Promise was Jesus.

                   ~Michael Card, 1986