An Angel Came Down

An angel came down 
One night to the earth 
A mission from God 
To find out the worth 

Of everything that 
His children had done 
Since that winter night 
The birth of His son 

And then a sound filled the night 
In the cold winter air 
And in the midst of his flight 
It was holding him there 

And as he looked toward the earth 
For the source of this sound 
On that cold winter night 
It was pulling him down 

To bring something back 
This angel was told 
That no one could touch 
But angels could hold 

So on that night 
When the sky had cleared 
Among all the stars 
An angel appeared 

And then a sound filled the night 
In the cold winter air 
And in the midst of his flight 
It was holding him there 

And as he looked towards the earth 
For the source of this sound 
On that cold winter night 
It was pulling him down