Friday, 5 August 2022

SILVER STRANDS

 

It sparkles there for all to see

Threaded round the Christmas tree

Silver tinsel shinning bright

Silver strands of Christian light

It shines and sparkles as a symbol

Of the love Christ has for us all

A strand of love, looped and curled

Threaded all around the world

And when you look at a Christmas tree

Silver strands of love you’ll see

CAROL OF THE BELLS

 

Pulled with violence

To break the silence

Choring, drawing

 

Mechanism priming

Ready for chiming

Banging, clanging

 

Momentum gaining

Timbers straining

Creaking, speaking

 

Mechanical timing

With rhythm climbing

Swaying, obeying

 

The peel resounding

A sound astounding

Ringing, singing

 

The call goes out

Around and about

Voicing, rejoicing

 

Come says the calling

Come one and all in

Morning, morning

 

Christ born this day

The Christmas bells say

Rejoicing, rejoicing

MELCHIOR, CASPAR AND BALTHAZAR

Three kings from the east

Melchior, Caspar and Balthazar

Enlightened kings of wisdom

On their great quest travelled far

Three wise men from the east

Who followed a bright star

Three kings bearing gifts

Gold, frankincense, and myrrh

Three kings from the east

Melchior, Caspar and Balthazar

Three kings of great wealth

Bowed low before the saviour 

ALL THE CHRISTMAS SAINTS AND ANGELS

 

All the Christmas Saints and Angels

Work behind the scenes

To orchestrate the season

Like precision built machines

 

They make the tinsel sparkle

They make the music play

They fill out hearts with love

As we wait for the saviours day

 

All the Christmas Saints and Angels

Pulling the strings unseen

Their purpose is a simple one

To fulfil all our Christmas dreams

CHRIST IS IN CHRISTMAS

 

I Remember in December

That the reason for the season

Is that Christ is in Christmas

And he is there for all of us

And I remember the son God gave

To the world he would save

When love was born

On that first Christmas morn

THE GREATEST GIFT OF ALL

 

If you seek a special gift

The greatest gift of all

Don’t look beneath your tree

It was never there at all

The greatest Christmas gift

Was given to us all

The Christ child in a manger

In a lowly cattle stall

CHRISTMAS IS A TIME OF JOY

 

Christmas is a time of joy

For every little girl and boy

All wishing for that special toy

That they can’t wait to enjoy

 

Christmas is a time of love

Given to us from the lord above

When we see with eyes of a dove

Christmas fits us like a glove

 

Christmas is a time for prayer

Christmas is a time to share

Christmas is a time to care

It’s also the time for festive fare

 

Christmas time is a special thing

A time to worship Christ the king

In his honour gifts we bring

And to the heavens high we sing


I WAS CHRISTIAN

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