An Angel of the Lord Apeared

An Angel of the Lord appeared
An Angel of the Lord.
How could you know he was from God
Should you just take his word?
He didn’t come with trumpets
Or with a fell swift sword
He just showed up at church one day
And claimed he brought you word.

An Angel of the Lord appeared
An Angel of the Lord
And what a tale he had to tell
A dream long dead, restored
A child you knew could not be born,
Age can’t just be ignored,
Is now about to come to birth
Upon a stranger’s word.

An Angel of the Lord appeared
An Angel of the Lord
And you just had to challenge him,
Which you could ill afford,
For now all comments have been hushed
Your wife may soon grow bored,
But you will have that baby boy
A blessing from the Lord!

Then an angel of the Lord appeared to him, standing at the right side of the altar of incense. When Zechariah saw him, he was startled and was gripped with fear. But the angel said to him: "Do not be afraid, Zechariah; your prayer has been heard. Your wife Elizabeth will bear you a son, and you are to give him the name John.
Zechariah asked the angel, "How can I be sure of this? I am an old man and my wife is well along in years."
The angel answered, "I am Gabriel. I stand in the presence of God, and I have been sent to speak to you and to tell you this good news. And now you will be silent and not able to speak until the day this happens, because you did not believe my words, which will come true at their proper time."

Luke 1: 11-20