a strange way to save the world

i'm sure he must have been surprised

at where this road had taken him

cause never in a million lives

would he have dreamed of bethlehem

and standing at the manger

he saw with his own eyes

the message from the angel

come to life

and joseph said

why me

i'm just a simple man of trade

why him

with all the rulers of the world

why here

inside this stable filled with hay

why her

she's just an ordinary girl

now i'm not one to second guess

what angels have to say

but

this is such a strange way to save the world

to think of how it could have been

if jesus had come as he deserved

there would have been no bethlehem

no lowly shepherds at his birth

but

joseph knew the reason

love had to reach so far

and as he held the savior in his arms

he must have thought

now i'm not one to second guess

what angels have to say

but

this is such a strange way

a strange way

this is such a strange way

to save the world

this is such a strange way

this is such a strange way

i don't claim to really know

why you gave this king

but i really thank you

thank you

thank you

thank you

thank you

thank you