A poor family is rich

To never know what never could be had

To never lose what never wasn’t held

To never want what never wasn’t known

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A poor family is rich

To have place not just space

To have hope over living rote

To remember that what is forgotten

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A poor family is rich 

To have light and no where to harbor darkness 

To have earnings not burdens

To have wonder over knowledge

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A poor family is rich

They have life well before loss

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I know a baby from a poor family 

Jesus is His Name 

He was born before His family knew His Loss was our Gain

Jesus traveled dirt poor 

Angels provided the lush more 

Birds were given as sacrifice 

God required only the lowest price 

Jesus born to ransom a defeat of life

Poor humans can always become rich in divine sacrifice 

Amen