“Carol of the Bells”
The shepherds went back,
glorifying and praising God
for all that they had heard and seen,
just as had been told them.
“And the Word became flesh, and dwelt among us…”
But when the fullness of the time came,
God sent forth His Son.
“Stille Nacht, Heilige Nacht”
While they were there, the days
were completed for her to give birth.
“O Little Town of Bethlehem”
“But as for you, Bethlehem Ephrathah,
Too little to be among the clans of Judah,
From you One will go forth for Me
to be ruler in Israel.
His goings forth are from long ago,
From the days of eternity.”
Journey to Bethlehem
Christ Jesus, who, although existing in the form of God, did not regard equality with God a thing to be grasped, but emptied Himself, by taking the form of a slave, by being made in the likeness of men.
Read More“For Unto Us A Child Is Born…”
For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given:
and the government shall be upon his shoulder:
and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor,
The mighty God, The everlasting Father,
The Prince of Peace.
“E’en So, Lord Jesus, Quickly Come”
He who testifies to these things says,
“Yes, I am coming quickly.”
Amen. Come, Lord Jesus.
“While Shepherds Watched Their Flocks”
And there were in the same country shepherds abiding in the field,
keeping watch over their flock by night.
“…the angel Gabriel was sent from God”
…behold, an angel of the Lord
appeared to him in a dream, saying, “Joseph, son of David, do not be afraid
to take Mary as your wife.”
“The First Nowell”
…for today in the city of David
there has been born for you a Savior,
who is Christ the Lord.
“God and Sinners Reconciled!”
God was in Christ reconciling the world to Himself,
not counting their trespasses against them,
and He has committed to us the word of reconciliation.
Kindling for Candles 