Starbeams, Crossbeams

Starbeams of light up in the sky

Showing forth as we draw nigh

One beam reaches up and down

One beam reaches side to side

To declare to the world the lamb of God

Emmanuel has come to us to abide

A mothers travail and her child's cry

Come to give the answer why.

Starbeams, crossbeams

Telling us what life can mean

Sign of promise, signs of life

Sign of joy and signs of strife.

Starbeams, crossbeams

Reaching forth to fill our dreams

Dreams of life and peace on earth

Dreams of death and of rebirth

Crossbeams of wood up in the sky

Showing forth as we draw nigh

One beam reaches up and down

One beam reaches side to side

To declare to the world the lamb of God

Has come now to be crucified.

A mothers travail and her child's cry

Come to find the answer why.

Starbeams, crossbeams

Telling us what life can mean

Sign of promise, signs of life

Sign of joy and signs of strife.

Starbeams, crossbeams

Reaching forth to fill our dreams

Dreams of life and peace on earth

Dreams of death and of rebirth

Anthony Foster

December 24,1998