Candlemas - The Lord Of The Temple Poem by Royston Allen

Led by the Spirit His parents had brought
the Child Jesus into the Temple court.
To keep the law and the required custom.
the Temples' Lord to the temple had come

The glory of the Lord was there that day
in that building composed of earthly clay.
That same glory as in Solomon's reign
God into His temple returned again.

Few expected Him to come in this way.
'Twas not at the request of men that pray
but to fulfil the law and pay the price
a pair of turtle doves as sacrifice.

As this great moment began to unfold
the world passed by too busy to behold.
But this Child Jesus was to change the way
in which we can to come to God today

That Child in the Temple became a man
and died on the cross to fulfil God's plan.
The veil of the temple was torn in two
and it's now open for us to go through.