Bethlehem Is Full
Journey of Hope: Bethlehem's Full Embrace
Lyrics
Bethlehem is full.
Bethlehem is crowded or occupied.
Bethlehem is full.
Reiteration of Bethlehem being full.
End of the day, nowhere to stay,
At the end of the day, with no place to stay.
Bethlehem is full.
Reiteration of Bethlehem being full.
Knock, knock, knocking on doors.
Repeated knocking on doors for accommodation.
Knock, knock, knocking on doors.
Continued effort to find a place to stay.
Innkeeper said there is no bed.
Innkeeper denies availability of a bed.
Knock, knock, knocking on doors.
Persisting in knocking on doors for lodging.
(repeat)
Reiteration of the previous situation.
I’ve a stable bare.
Suggesting a humble alternative – a bare stable.
You can sleep in there!
Offering the stable as a place to sleep.
Mary & Joseph
Referring to the biblical figures Mary and Joseph.
End of the day,
Repetition of the end-of-day circumstance.
it’s there we stay!
Emphasizing acceptance of the stable as their lodging.
No more knocking on doors!
Celebrating the end of the search for accommodation.
No more knocking on doors!
Expressing relief from further door-knocking.
No more knocking on doors!
Reiterating the cessation of door-knocking.
End of the day, it’s there they stay!
Stressing the stable as the final resting place.
No more knocking on doors!
Reaffirming the end of seeking accommodation.
No more knocking on doors! (clap, clap)
Closing with a celebratory clap, emphasizing the resolution.
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