It Came To Pass [from Behold the Lamb of God: The True Tall Tale of the Coming of Christ, 2004]

It came to pass back in those days that Caesar, he decreed
A census would be taken of the Roman world, you see
So everyone packed up and headed back to their home towns
And Joseph up from Galilee to Bethlehem was bound

So it came to pass this man named Joe was with his fiancé
When her pregnancy began to show he planned to go away
But it came to pass that in a dream an angel of the Lord
Said, "Joseph, don't you be afraid to marry Mary for
The little baby in her womb it is the Holy Spirit's work
You may have read the prophet said a virgin would give birth"

So it came to pass that Joseph was the noblest of men
With a woman on a donkey on their way to Bethlehem
And I wonder whether either was aware enough that day
To know the child would bring a Kingdom
And the old would come to pass away...

Words and music by Andrew Peterson. Copyright 2004 New Spring Publishing, Inc./ASCAP.

[lyrics found here. poor audio of this track and others here.]

a recap of circumstances, scandal, prophecy, hope, and even an angel to boot. everything as it should be.

glory be to God on high.