Blessed season, sights and sounds!
Children playing all around;
Hear their laughter, feel their joy,
Graces truly do abound.
Mark the precious Savior’s birth,
Sing with pleasure, sing with mirth.
Tell to every girl and boy,
Of His coming to this earth.
Tell His story, far and near;
Tell it without qualm or fear.
With your hearts, your tongues employ,
Season’s greetings—and good cheer!
Shout that Christ the Lord was born;
On that sacred Christmas morn.
Say the Babe grew as a boy,
His presence angels did adorn.
Sing His praises night and day,
Sing glad anthems all the way;
All God’s people will enjoy,
At His name they’ll bow and pray.
Worship Christ as Lord and King,
Worship Him in everything!
You the Devil will annoy,
When your gifts to Christ you bring.
Yet we worship, yet we fall;
In His presence—He is all.
He our praises will enjoy,
While we humbly on Him call.
Our hearts are fixed; our minds are clear.
Our Christ to each of us is dear.
Our love is pure, there’s no alloy,
We trust in Him without a fear.
So Christmas Day will come once more;
Our Lord and Savior we’ll adore;
The Christmas rush will not annoy
For He is knocking at our door.
He came once—He’ll come again!
Let us watch and work ‘till then;
We’ll serve Him with hearts of joy,
Until He calls us Home to Him.
~Anthony Slutz
“For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Savior, which is Christ the Lord.” (Luke 2:11)
Ellen joins me in wishing all of our “You and God” readers a joy-filled Christmas—and, of course, a blessed New Year.
There will not be a blog posted on Thursday this week as it is Christmas Day! Again, we wish you all of His best!
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