Matthew, 1 - 28 The angel came to Joseph late one night And said, "You must be gone gather up your wife and infant son for you must leave this place Herod seeks you, death awaits through Israel's dark and bloodstained gates to Egypt you must flee" Jesus was a child when he became a refugee
Chorus: At The Mercy of the stranger Seeking shelter from the fates Fleeing certain death and danger uncertainty awaits Speak to me, my country Tell me what you see Underneath the razor wire In those same dark and frightened eyes Tell me do you recognize Who is that refugee?
The Bible tells us Herod slew each child below the age of two years old to save his dynasty political expediency really isn't something new politicians always do what their ambitions tell them to and truth is sacrificed but shame is all a nation buys when children pay the price
Bridge: They didn't speak the language but they prayed God would provide through the kindness of the stranger until the day the tyrant king had died Perhaps sold all they that owned to pay for their escape look at your children, And if you love them tell me then which of you would hesitate?
600 children, heaven sent living in imprisonment for years for the crime of being poor fleeing famine, poverty and war I hear you say to me "It's not our responsibility They came unasked across the sea" Yes, and so did we. And if you lived back in Egypt when that family fled from Herod's men Would we have imprisoned them among the refugees?
Chorus: At The Mercy of the stranger Seeking shelter from the fates Fleeing certain death and danger uncertainty awaits Speak to me, my country Tell me what you see Underneath the razor wire In those same dark and frightened eyes Tell me do you recognize Who is that refugee?