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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UOQmi7hhaX4
Friar Alessandro - Ave Maria - Shepherd's Fields, Bethlehem

http://resources.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/customs/xmas/carols.html

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1. As with gladness men of old
Did the guiding star behold;
As with joy they hailed its light,
Leading onward, beaming bright,
So, most gracious Lord, may we
Evermore be led by Thee!

2. As with joyful steps they sped,
Saviour, to Thy lowly bed,
There to bend the knee before
Thee whom heaven and earth adore,
So may we with willing feet
Ever seek Thy mercy-seat!

3. As they offered gifts most rare
At Thy cradle, rude and bare,
So may we with holy joy,
Pure and free from sin's alloy,
All our costliest treasures bring,
Christ, to Thee, our heavenly King!

4. Holy Jesus, every day
Keep us in the narrow way;
And when earthly things are past.
Bring our ransomed souls at last
Where they need no star to guide,
Where no clouds Thy glory hide.

5. In the heavenly country bright
Need they no created light;
Thou its Light, its Joy, its Crown,
Thou its Sun which goes not down.
There forever may we sing
Alleluias to our King!

http://www.timeanddate.com/holidays/uk/epiphany

Christmas begins with Christ. :)


http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b03nrnw4

Joy to the World , the Lord is come!
Let earth receive her King;
Let every heart prepare Him room,
And Heaven and nature sing,
And Heaven and nature sing,
And Heaven, and Heaven, and nature sing.

Joy to the World, the Saviour reigns!
Let men their songs employ;
While fields and floods, rocks, hills and plains
Repeat the sounding joy,
Repeat the sounding joy,
Repeat, repeat, the sounding joy.

No more let sins and sorrows grow,
Nor thorns infest the ground;
He comes to make His blessings flow
Far as the curse is found,
Far as the curse is found,
Far as, far as, the curse is found.

He rules the world with truth and grace,
And makes the nations prove
The glories of His righteousness,
And wonders of His love,
And wonders of His love,
And wonders, wonders, of His love.

Nudge up for this Christmas :-)

"The Kerry Christmas Carol
Brush the floor and clean the hearth,
And set the fire to keep,
For they might visit us tonight
When all the world's asleep.

Don't blow the tall white candle out
But leave it burning bright,
So that they'll know they're welcome here
This holy Christmas night.

Leave out the bread and meat for them,
And sweet milk for the Child,
And they will bless the fire, that baked
And, too, the hands that toiled.

For Joseph will be travel-tired,
And Mary pale and wan,
And they can sleep a little while
Before they journey on.

They will be weary of the roads,
And rest will comfort them,
For it must be many a lonely mile
From here to Bethlehem.

O long the road they have to go,
The bad mile with the good,
Till the journey ends on Calvary
Beneath a cross of wood.

Leave the door upon the latch,
And set the fire to keep,
And pray they'll rest with us tonight
When all the world's asleep.
-- Sigerson Clifford "


"Christmas in the snow"

"There’s a silence in the fields
A quiet before the storm
That rocks the world tonight
As a baby boy is born

A child in a war zone
A country under siege
No reason for rejoicing
No reason to believe

And yet, a strange uplifting
A quickening belief
That a miracle is happening
That joy replaces grief.

A child born to suffer
A young man soon to die
Leaving only fading words
And shadows in the sky.

Is it so impossible?
A leap of faith too far?
That God should send a message
Illumined by a star.

That one small babe existing
Two thousand years ago
Can still be found and worshipped
This Christmas in the snow. "

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vnt7euRF5Pg
Journey of Faith performed a Christmas "Flash Mob"

Joy I had forgotten that made me choke uo when I watched it last year lol it's just done the same again...that's a great rendition of 'O holy night' . Thanks for posting it again :-)

Just a little joke

Two men in a bar...one says I used to be in a choir, trouble is we were all wheat intolerant...other man says why would that make a difference....1st man well we could only sing one carol WHEAT FREE KINGS !! Boom Boom

"Breath Of Heaven (Mary's Song)"

I have traveled many moonless nights
Cold and weary with a babe inside
And I wonder what I've done
Holy Father you have come
And chosen me now
To carry your son

I am waiting in a silent prayer
I am frightened by the load I bear
In a world as cold as stone
Must I walk this path alone
Be with me now
Be with me now

[Chorus:]
Breath of heaven
Hold me together
Be forever near me
Breath of heaven
Breath of heaven
Lighten my darkness
Pour over me your holiness
For you are holy
Breath of heaven

Do you wonder as you watch my face
If a wiser one should have had my place
But I offer all I am
For the mercy of your plan
Help me be strong
Help me be
Help me

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rW2OBT-5qfc

Gentle nudge please

Thank you
xx

Dear All

Hello


This is one of favourite prayers for Christmas:


"When the Christmas candles are burned out,

the carols have died away,

the star is set,

all the radiant song-filled night has passed,

Thou alone, the Eternal, remainest,

and Thou art enough.


Remain with us, more beautiful,

more beloved,

more real than any of the romance

that clusters around thy birthday".


Taken from the "The Friendship Book", published in 1991.


Take gentle care
With best wishes
Love from Elizabeth,
xx

When the song of the angels is stilled,
When the star in the sky is gone,
When the kings and princes are home,
When the shepherds are back with their flock,
The work of Christmas begins:
To find the lost,
To heal the broken,
To feed the hungry,
To release the prisoner,
To rebuild the nations,
To bring peace among people,
To make music in the heart.

http://velveteenrabbi.blogs.com/blog/2014/12/reverend-thurman-on-christmas.html

A blizzard blew in Christmas eve,

and just as St. Nick went to leave,

"That's great," Santa said,

"I'm off back to bed,

it's lucky I'm just make-believe!"

When Rudolph got hurt in a fight

he couldn't lead Santa that night

too much Christmas cheer

and eggnog, and beer,

his red nose was shiny, all right!

There was a young Xmas-time elf
Who greatly admired himself.
He climbed up the tree,
A fairy to see,
But fell down and left with a skelf!

Even my cat managed to write a verse...


All those play things just for me,
So nicely hanging in the tree.
I'll paw and claw,
Till they fall on the floor,
And then race like mad out the door.

1. O sing a song of Bethlehem,
Of shepherds watching there,
And of the news that came to them
From angels in the air:
The light that shone on Bethlehem
Fills all the world to-day;
Of Jesus’ birth and peace on earth
The angels sing alway.

2. O sing a song of Nazareth,
Of sunny days of joy,
O sing of fragrant flowers’ breath,
And of the sinless Boy:
For now the flowers of Nazareth
In every heart may grow;
Now spreads the fame of His dear Name
On all the winds that blow.

3. O sing a song of Galilee,
Of lake and woods and hill,
Of Him who walked upon the sea
And bade its waves he still:
For though, like waves on Galilee,
Dark seas of trouble roll,
When faith has heard the Master’s word,
Falls peace upon the soul.

4. O sing a song of Calvary,
Its glory and dismay;
Of Him who hung upon the tree
And took our sins away:
For He who died on Calvary
Is risen from the grave,
And Christ our Lord, by Heaven adored,
Is mighty now to save.

As with gladness, men of old
Did the guiding star behold
As with joy they hailed its light
Leading onward, beaming bright
So, most glorious Lord, may we
Evermore be led to Thee.

As with joyful steps they sped
To that lowly manger bed
There to bend the knee before
Him Whom Heaven and earth adore;
So may we with willing feet
Ever seek Thy mercy seat.

As they offered gifts most rare
At that manger rude and bare;
So may we with holy joy,
Pure and free from sin’s alloy,
All our costliest treasures bring,
Christ, to Thee, our heavenly King.

Holy Jesus, every day
Keep us in the narrow way;
And, when earthly things are past,
Bring our ransomed souls at last
Where they need no star to guide,
Where no clouds Thy glory hide.

In the heavenly country bright,
Need they no created light;
Thou its Light, its Joy, its Crown,
Thou its Sun which goes not down;
There forever may we sing
Alleluias to our King!

Dear All

Hello

A small prayer for the new year:


"Dear God, bless our new year,

giving us,

time for the task

peace for the pathway

wisdom for the work

friends for the fireside

love to the last".

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Take gentle care
With best wishes
Elizabeth, EOS
xx