Love Came Gently

Love came gently, soft as a baby

Born to a lowly virgin girl

Wrapped in rags and laid in a manger

Love came gently to our world

Only shepherds and the wisest

Found Him beneath the star so bright

While the nations lay deep in slumber

Love came gently in the night

No applause, no fanfare of trumpets

Heralding hope had come to Earth

For the promise tenderly entered

Choosing instead a humble birth

Love came gently, sweetly to save us

Knowing the price He'd have to pay

And to all who trust in the Savior

Love comes gently still today