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Lyrics:

When Joseph learned of Mary’s state
He pondered her disgrace
He calculated all the shame
The scandal would create
But not content to see her stoned
He offered her some grace

Refrain:
Oh, there is a better way, God’s better way
Oh, we can choose the better way

He planned to leave her quietly
And not create a scene
But Mary still would grow with child
What then would her fate be?
When Joseph went to sleep that night
An angel intervened

Refrain

Said Gabriel, “Joseph, do not fear
To make Mary your wife
She bears inside her womb the hope
Of everlasting life
The son that she will bear to you
Is Jesus the Messiah”

Refrain

Like Joseph woke from sleep to find
His pathway had been changed
Still here today God calls us all
To choose the better way
Beyond our wildest dreams is still
A calling that remains

Refrain

credit info:

Hymn text by Rev. Anna Strickland | A Sanctified Art, LLC | sanctifiedart.org