In those days Caesar Augustus issued a decree that a census should be taken
of the entire Roman world. (This was the first census that took place while
Quirinius was governor of Syria.) And everyone went to his own town to
register.
So Joseph also went up from the town of Nazareth in Galilee to Judea, to
Bethlehem the town of David, because he belonged to the house and line of
David. He went there to register with Mary, who was pledged to be married to
him and was expecting a child. While they were there, the time came for the
baby to be born, and she gave birth to her firstborn, a son. She wrapped him in
cloths and placed him in a manger, because there was no room for them in the
inn.
And there were shepherds living out in the fields nearby, keeping watch
over their flocks at night. An angel of the Lord appeared to them, and the
glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were terrified. But the angel
said to them, "Do not be afraid. I bring you good news of great joy that
will be for all the people. Today in the town of David a Savior has been born
to you; he is Christ the Lord. This will
be a sign to you: You will find a baby wrapped in cloths and lying in a
manger."
Suddenly a great company of the heavenly host appeared with the angel,
praising God and saying,
"Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace to men on whom his
favor rests."
O,
Come All Ye Faithful
O
Come all ye faithful
Joyful and triumphant,
O come ye, O come ye to Bethlehem.
Come
and behold Him,
Born the King of Angels;
O come, let us adore Him,
O come, let
us adore Him,
O come, let us adore Him,
Christ the Lord.
O Sing, choirs of
angels,
Sing in exultation,
Sing all that hear in heaven God's holy word.
Give
to our Father glory in the Highest;
O come, let us adore Him,
O come, let us
adore Him,
O come, let us adore Him,
Christ the Lord.
All Hail! Lord, we greet
Thee,
Born this happy morning,
O Jesus! for evermore be Thy name adored.
Word
of the Father, now in flesh appearing;
O come, let us adore Him,
O come, let us
adore Him,
O come, let us adore Him,
Christ the Lord.
Written
as Adeste Fideles by John Wade and composed by John Reading in the early 1700s.
Sung by Amy Grant,
Home for Christmas
In Christian love,
K
K
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