there s snow on the ground and no rooms in town nowhere for spendin the night except and old shed with hay for a bed and mary she says that s all right joseph don t like it his mary s with child what if this is the night she gives birth but when he has nothin a man comes to see just how much a little is worth the trip s been a hard one they crossed the courtyard to a barn at the back of the inn they lay down to sleep among cattle and sheep and wait for this night to begin now she sees he s worried with love in her eyes she reaches out and touches his face she says a barn is a mansion if its walls shelter love for some reason god has chosen this place the baby s arrival fills up the night and the light from a beautiful star lights up the darkness so gloriously bright and shines down on the world near and far and directly below it as if on a string this shelter of such humble design givin warmth and protection to the child jesus christ our lord and savior king of mankind