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Guided by a Northern star, three kings came from the east
Followed by the wisest men they happened on a priest
"Such royalty from foreign lands! Where goes thee on this morn?"
"To Bethlehem we go to see the Messiah today is born"

"What news is this?" The priest he cried. "Why was I not told?
Kings, shepherds and three wise men, yet I'm the last to know"
"Never mind, holy man" the kings replied. "Travel with us on this morn.
To the holy town of Bethlehem to see the Messiah born"

"Huh, I think not" the priest he scoffed "Not until I'm officially informed
Perhaps your words are only false and the truth here is deformed.
Be on your way, all of you. In this venture I'll not be drawn.
How can it be true without my knowing that a new Messiah is born?"
 
And it came to pass God spoke to the priest at the setting of his sun
"How could you have been so irresolute about the birth of my only son?
Go now to your resting place and remember this lesson learned
And in your next life believe in me when the new Messiah returns."

A wonderful gift for the YuleFest Ray! Some beautiful guitar picking, a compelling story and a vocal style that presents it like a pro. Thank you!

Beautiful song with profound imagery.  Great performance and production as I would expect from you, Ray. 

I'm a fan.

Paul

Brilliant track,
I love everything about this.
The story tells a story that often happens in reality.
People wait to be officially informed of something that is happening in front of thier eyes.
An amazing piece of work.
That guitar tone is beautiful.

this one floors me Ray... what an grand idea....and delivery.  massive!

love that 12 string sounding I think.... it's all gorgeous!

I love feel of the composition and performance. The music reminds of Suzanne Vega from Solitude Standing era (great album, imo). Another listen...enjoyable!

Ray this such a great story and the delivery is exceptional the music sets the mood to a TEE
Tim

2nd listen... this is lovely. that guitar playing is spellbinding. great warm production and the tale is told fantastically well. great idea and execution Ray.

Mike

I'm speechless - Outstanding entry. Took my breath away!  ;oOo;

A beautiful number Ray. What more is there to say?

Wow, what a great take both lyrically and musically. I like your arrangement very much, you have a good melody and I like the sense of emotion and depth you've created here.

Very nice song indeed Ray, really tastefully done . nice arrangement and performance. good story telling, the song is real nice, enjoyed all the attributes of the track.

Bump! ....A Beautiful song vocally lyrically musically

Great bump for Christmas. 
What an amazing story Ray. I couldn't stop listening to see what happened to the priest.. Guess he suffered the wrath of god. Haha.

Brilliant. The music is awesome as usual. Amazing production and great vocals.
Merry Christmas. 

glad to hear this gem again.  A real treasure!

I am not generally into Christmas songs except the old standards but this is such a great track... for me this could be played anytime.

as great as the music is I love the idea of the lyrics...

very fortunate to hear the great songs of Ray Brookes

lead guitar is beautiful against the acoustic

Wow.

This is a true gem.

Such a beautiful song and the delivery...... oh my. I can hardly find words.

The production is stellar and the performance just top notch. I love those tastefully placed guitar licks that just put this song over the top for me.  Excellent!!!

Smart to bump this back up.  Beautiful in every way.

 :) John B

A truly beautiful piece of music whatever your chosen religion or God. There's nothing I don't like about this wonderful song.    Willie

nice one unc. i like that guitar playing and you have sung it well. nice story too.