At the center of the ages, The Lord talks with a girl, And by the words He speaks, He gives a Savior to the world. The time grows to its fullness, And Mary's Son is born – The promise's fullfilment Lies asleep now in her arms He didn't come to terrify, To judge or condescend; To call us all His servants, But to lift us as His friends; To save us all from Satan's power, To reign at his right hand – When, once for all eternity, God became a man. Today the God of majesty Has given to the earth A gift of such magnificence We could never plumb its worth; And the rudeness of the setting Just ignites the jewel's fire: A pearl beyond the greatest price The joy of man's desire. Today the God of majesty Has given to the earth A gift of such magnificence We could never plumb its worth; And the rudeness of the setting Just ignites the jewel's fire: A pearl beyond the greatest price The joy of man's desire. He didn't come to terrify, To judge or condescend; To call us all His servants, But to lift us as His friends; To save us all from certain death, To reign at his right hand – When, once for all eternity, God became a man. Once for all eternity, God became a man.