I stood outside the manger looking in
But didn't enter, didn't share the joy
For I had lived a life of practiced sin
And who would want me near their new-born boy?
And neither had I anything to give,
No clothes, no lamb, no coins did I posess
For I lived like all other urchins live,
Had nothing that was likely to impress.
But Joseph saw me there and called me through
And hand-on-shoulder took me to the child.
I felt the biggest thrill I ever knew
When baby Jesus looked at me and smiled.
And that was when my spirits got a lift -
Discovering that love can be a gift