I love the traditional Appalachian carol, adapted or re-written by John Jacob Niles, I WONDER AS I WANDER.  Ilove how unadorned, sincere, and modest is this song … Lets read the words together...

I wonder as I wander out under the sky, how Jesus, the Savior, did come for to die.  For poor, ornery people like you and like I, I wonder as I wander out under the sky.

When Mary birthed Jesus, 'twas in a cow's stall, with wise men and farmers and shepherds and all.  But high from God's heaven a star's light did fall, and the promise of ages it did then recall.

If Jesus had wanted for any wee thing: A star in the sky, or a bird on the wing; or all of God's angels in heaven to sing He surely could have had it, 'Cause He was the King!

When I hear Matthew’s list of Jesus’ geneology, I do not hear the blood lines of royalty, but of human beings, wanderers “like you and like I…”  I wonder as I wander…

Those who know they are poor, the unprivileged, understand this song and unassuming, sing it. 

Do you wonder at all this Christmas at the Divine God who lowered himself, to save…” those children (who) have bodies made out of flesh and blood.   So Jesus became human like them in order to die for them.  By doing that, he could destroy the one who rules over the kingdom of death.   I'm talking about the devil…”  Hebrews 2:14 The New International Reader's Version…

For interesting information on this song, please go to:                                                             http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3FttMHRyD6E

To hear a wonderful version of this song, please go to this site:                                                                                    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GZ_fH-1xwGE&feature=related  (I Wonder as I Wander - Maureen Hegarty)