holiday/holy day

God Rest Ye Merry Gentleman

From God our Heavenly Father
A blessed Angel came;
And unto certain Shepherds
Brought tidings of the same:
How that in Bethlehem was born
The Son of God by Name.
O tidings of comfort and joy,
Comfort and joy
O tidings of comfort and joy

"Fear not then," said the Angel,
"Let nothing you affright,
This day is born a Saviour
Of a pure Virgin bright,
To free all those who trust in Him
From Satan's power and might."
O tidings of comfort and joy,
Comfort and joy
O tidings of comfort and joy

The shepherds at those tidings
Rejoiced much in mind,
And left their flocks a-feeding
In tempest, storm and wind:
And went to Bethlehem straightway
The Son of God to find.
O tidings of comfort and joy,
Comfort and joy
O tidings of comfort and joy

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Now to the Lord sing praises,
All you within this place,
And with true love and brotherhood
Each other now embrace;
This holy tide of Christmas
All other doth deface.
O tidings of comfort and joy,
Comfort and joy
O tidings of comfort and joy

it's christmastime! and beautiful music time.
i love that the shepherds completely abandon their flocks, jeopardizing their professions in hopes of seeing little baby Jesus. just to see him! i wish i had that kind of zeal, that drive to give up everything i have at the moment to see a glimpse of christ in my life.

dear 8 pound, 6 ounce, newborn infant jesus...lying there in your little manager...watching your Baby Einstein developmental videos, learning 'bout shapes and colors...
i keep having these moments where i feel like i should or could do something awesome and i just sit there pondering how cool it would be and everything but.....then i do nothing. put my heart in motion.
thank you for your sacrifice for all God's children. thank you for family, both spiritual and physical. and thank you for humor.