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"Christmas Day"
"Let every heart prepare him room." The poet is Frances Havergal whose most well known hymn is probably "Take My Life and Let It Be." CHRISTMAS DAY Jesus came! - and came for me. Simple words! and yet expressing Depths of holy mystery, Depths of wondrous love and blessing. Holy Spirit, make me see All His coming means for me; Take the things of Christ, I pray, Show them to my heart today. - Frances Ridley Havergal (1836-1879) [For a short biography of this poet and hymnwriter (including some MIDI files), take a look at < ============================================ SEE BELOW FOR ADDITIONAL "CHRISTMAS" TEXTS ============================================ Margaret Clarkson, "Gathered Round Your Table," www.biblechurch.org/WQOTW/1996_WQs/WQ121796.txt Richard Crashaw, "The Coming Child," www.biblechurch.org/WQOTW/1998_WQs/WQ121598.txt Timothy Dudley-Smith, "Exult, O Morning Stars Aflame," www.biblechurch.org/WQOTW/1997_WQs/WQ122397.txt George Herbert, "Christmas," www.biblechurch.org/WQOTW/1998_WQs/WQ120898.txt Frank Houghton, "Thou Who Wast Rich," www.biblechurch.org/WQOTW/1996_WQs/WQ120396.txt Laurence Housman, "And the Word Was Made Flesh," www.biblechurch.org/WQOTW/1998_WQs/WQ122998.txt C. S. Lewis, "Christmas," www.biblechurch.org/WQOTW/1995_WQs/WQ122095.txt C. S. Lewis, "The Nativity," www.biblechurch.org/WQOTW/1998_WQs/WQ122298.txt Ulrich Schaffer, "Christmas," www.biblechurch.org/WQOTW/1996_WQs/WQ122496.txt Have a great week, Chip Stam Pastor of Worship and Music Chapel Hill Bible Church Chapel Hill, North Carolina |