O come, O come, Emmanuel,
and ransom captive Israel
that mourns in lonely exile here
until the Son of God appear.
Rejoice! Rejoice! Emmanuel
shall come to thee, O Israel!
O come, thou Wisdom from on high,
who ordered all things mightily;
to us the path of knowledge show
and teach us in its ways to go.
Rejoice! Rejoice! Emmanuel
shall come to thee, O Israel!
O come, O come, great Lord of might,
who to your tribes on Sinai's height
in ancient times did give the law
in cloud and majesty and awe.
Rejoice! Rejoice! Emmanuel
shall come to thee, O Israel!
O come, O Branch of Jesse's stem,
unto your own and rescue them!
From depths of hell your people save,
and give them victory o'er the grave.
Rejoice! Rejoice! Emmanuel
shall come to thee, O Israel!
O come, O Key of David, come
and open wide our heavenly home.
Make safe for us the heavenward road
and bar the way to death's abode.
Rejoice! Rejoice! Emmanuel
shall come to thee, O Israel!
O come, thou Bright and Morning Star,
and bring us comfort from afar!
Dispel the shadows of the night
and turn our darkness into light.
Rejoice! Rejoice! Emmanuel
shall come to thee, O Israel!
O come, O King of nations, bind
in one the hearts of all mankind.
Bid all our sad divisions cease
and be yourself our King of Peace.
Rejoice! Rejoice! Emmanuel
shall come to thee, O Israel!
I wonder, as I wander
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Why Jesus, our Savior
Did come forth to die?
For poor ornery peope
Like you and like I
I wonder, as I wander
Out under the sky.
In the bleak midwinter,
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Earth stood hard as iron,
__ water like a stone;
Snow had fallen, snow on snow,
___ snow on snow,
In the bleak midwinter,
___ long ago.
Our God, Heaven cannot hold Him,
___ nor earth sustain;
Heaven and earth shall flee away
__ when He comes to reign.
In the bleak midwinter
___ a stable place sufficed
The Lord God Almighty,
___ Jesus Christ.
Enough for Him, whom cherubim,
___ worship night and day,
Breastful of milk,
___ and a mangerful of hay;
Enough for Him, whom angels
___ fall before,
The ox and ass and camel
___ which adore.
Angels and archangels
___ may have gathered there,
Cherubim and seraphim
___ thronged the air;
But His mother only,
___ in her maiden bliss,
Worshipped the beloved
___ with a kiss.
What can I give Him,
___ poor as I am?
If I were a shepherd,
___ I would bring a lamb;
If I were a Wise Man,
___ I would do my part;
Yet what I can I give Him:
___ give my heart.
~ Christina Rossetti (1830-1894)
__ The Holy Enfant __
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___ a low start in life
Given to see
___ that no one is alone
Ill-fated child
___ destined only for Grief
The Star disappeared
___ Herod killed not the One
But hundreds of others
___ God saved Him for us.
He was to show us
___ that we could be saved
Be happy and free
___ from all animus.
But we work to kill Him
___ we are so depraved
God loves us. ’Tis we
__ are the ones who destroy.
Each trust betrayed
___ each gift that is spurned
Is a stab in the heart
___ of an Innocent Boy
But, we’ll all feel the agony
___ all we have learned:
He suffered the Cross
___ to bring height to our goals
______ light to our minds
_________ and flight to our souls.
~ FreeThinke
______ Indifference ______
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___ enveloped me one day
Hurrah! thought I. My tears are dry.
___ How comforting the gray!
I knew no biting agony ––
___ no gnawing sense of loss.
I soon did find I did not mind
___ the ignorant and gross.
Then, Love one day was offered me.
___ I felt I should rejoice.
I rose to shout acceptance,
___ but found I had no voice!
~ FreeThinke
One of the best by The Piano Guys!
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