Christmas Joy

And, so, Christmas comes to bless us! 

Comes to teach us how to find the joy of giving happiness 

and the joy of being kind. ~Gertrude Tooley Buckingham

 

Silent Night

 

SILENT  NIGHT

by

Joseph Mohr

Silent night, holy night,

All is calm, all is bright

Round yon virgin mother and child!

Holy Infant so tender and mild,

Sleep in heavenly peace,

Sleep in heavenly peace.

Silent night, holy night,

Darkness flies, all is light;

Shepherds hear the angels sing,

"Alleluia! hail the King!

Christ the Savior is born,

Christ the Savior is born."

Silent night, holy night,

Son of God, love's pure light

Radiant beams from Thy holy face,

With the dawn of redeeming grace,

Jesus, Lord, at Thy birth,

Jesus, Lord, at Thy birth.

Silent night, holy night,

Wondrous star, lend the light;

With the angels let us sing

Alleluia to our King;

Christ the Savior is born,

Christ the Savior is born.

Isaiah 9:6

For unto us a child is born, to us a son is given; and the government 

shall be upon his shoulder, and his name shall be called 

WONDERFUL COUNSELOR, 

MIGHTY GOD, EVERLASTING FATHER, 

PRINCE OF PEACE  

~Isaiah 9:6

 

Isaiah 7:14

 Therefore the LORD himself will give you a sign. 

The virgin shall conceive and bear a son, 

and shall call his name Immanuel. 

~Isaiah 7:14

Angels We Have Heard on High

ANGELS WE HAVE HEARD ON HIGH

translated by 

James Chadwick

Angels we have heard on high

Sweetly singing o’er the plains

And the mountains in reply

Echoing their joyous strains

Gloria, in excelsis Deo!

Gloria, in excelsis Deo!

Shepherds, why this jubilee?

Why your joyous strains prolong?

What the gladsome tidings be

Which inspire your heavenly song?

Gloria, in excelsis Deo!

Gloria, in excelsis Deo!

Come to Bethlehem and see

Him Whose birth the angels sing;

Come, adore on bended knee,

Christ the Lord, the newborn King.

Gloria, in excelsis Deo!

Gloria, in excelsis Deo!

See Him in a manger laid

Jesus Lord of heaven and earth;

Mary, Joseph, lend your aid,

With us sing our Savior’s birth.

Gloria, in excelsis Deo!

Gloria, in excelsis Deo!

 

Psalm 118:24

This is the day the Lord has made;

We will rejoice and be glad in it.

~Psalm 118:24

 

Song of December

I heard a bird sing

In the darkness of December,

A magical thing,

And sweet to remember;

We are nearer to Spring

Than we were in September. 

~Oliver Herford

 

Isaiah 46:4

I will be your God through all your lifetime, 

yes, even when your hair is white with age. 

I made you and I will care for you. 

I will carry you along and be your Savior.

~Isaiah 46:4

 

Christmas Began...

Christmas began in the heart of God.

It is complete only when it reaches the heart of man. 

~Anonymous

 

Psalm 8:3-4

When I consider Your heavens, the work of Your fingers,
The moon and the stars, which You have ordained,

What is man that You are mindful of him,
And the son of man that You visit him?

Psalm 8:3-4

 

Bernard of Clairvaux - Love

 

God is entitled to our love. 

Why? Because he gave Himself for us 

despite the fact that we are so undeserving. 

~Bernard of Clairvaux

Psalm 145:8-9

The Lord is gracious and compassionate,

    slow to anger and rich in love.

The Lord is good to all;

    he has compassion on all he has made.

Psalm 145:8

 

Hebrews 1:3

He is the radiance of the glory of God and the exact imprint of his nature,

and he upholds the universe by the word of his power. 

After making purification for sins, he sat down

at the right hand of the Majesty on high. 

~Hebrews 1:3