The 12 Days Until Christmas - Day 4

Matthew 2:3-12

When King Herod heard this he was disturbed, and all Jerusalem with him. When he had called together all the people’s chief priests and teachers of the law, he asked them where the Messiah was to be born. “In Bethlehem in Judea,” they replied, “for this is what the prophet has written:

 “‘But you, Bethlehem, in the land of Judah,
    are by no means least among the rulers of Judah;
for out of you will come a ruler
    who will shepherd my people Israel.’”

 Then Herod called the Magi secretly and found out from them the exact time the star had appeared.  He sent them to Bethlehem and said, “Go and search carefully for the child. As soon as you find him, report to me, so that I too may go and worship him.”

After they had heard the king, they went on their way, and the star they had seen when it rose went ahead of them until it stopped over the place where the child was. When they saw the star, they were overjoyed.  On coming to the house, they saw the child with his mother Mary, and they bowed down and worshiped him. Then they opened their treasures and presented him with gifts of gold, frankincense and myrrh.  And having been warned in a dream not to go back to Herod, they returned to their country by another route.

December 21, 2014

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Day 9 Song excerpt

Silent Night

Silent night, holy night


All is calm, all is bright


Round yon Virgin

 Mother and Child


Holy Infant so tender and mild


Sleep in heavenly peace


Sleep in heavenly peace



Silent night, holy night!


Shepherds quake at the sight


Glories stream from heaven afar


Heavenly hosts sing Alleluia!


Christ, the Saviour is born


Christ, the Saviour is born



Silent night, holy night


Son of God, love's pure light


Radiant beams from Thy holy face


With the dawn of redeeming grace


Jesus, Lord, at Thy birth


Jesus, Lord, at Thy birth "

Written by Joseph Mohr, 1816

Sung by Twila Paris, God With Us, A Celebration of Christmas

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The 12 Days Until Christmas - Day 5

Matthew 2:1-2

After Jesus was born in Bethlehem in Judea, during the time of King Herod, Magi from the east came to Jerusalem and asked, “Where is the one who has been born king of the Jews?We saw his star when it rose and have come to worship him.”

December 20, 2014

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Day 5 Song excerpt

The First Noel

The First Noel,

the Angels did say


Was to certain poor shepherds in fields as they lay


In fields where they lay keeping their sheep


On a cold winter's night that was so deep.


Noel, Noel, Noel, Noel


Born is the King of Israel!



They looked up and saw a star


Shining in the East beyond them far


And to the earth it gave great light


And so it continued both day and night.


Noel, Noel, Noel, Noel


Born is the King of Israel!



And by the light of that same star


Three Wise men came from country far


To seek for a King was their intent


And to follow the star wherever it went.


Noel, Noel, Noel, Noel


Born is the King of Israel!



This star drew nigh to the northwest


O'er Bethlehem it took its rest


And there it did both

Pause and stay
Right o'er the place where Jesus lay.


Noel, Noel, Noel, Noel


Born is the King of Israel!



Then entered in those Wise men three


Full reverently upon their knee


And offered there in His presence


Their gold and myrrh and frankincense.


Noel, Noel, Noel, Noel


Born is the King of Israel! 





Then let us all with one accord


Sing praises to our heavenly Lord


That hath made Heaven and earth of nought


And with his blood mankind has bought.


Noel, Noel, Noel, Noel


Born is the King of Israel! 

Published in 1833 in a collection of seasonal carols by William B Sandys

Sung by Steve Green, God With Us

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In Christian love,
K

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The 12 Days Until Christmas - Day 6

Luke 2: 1-14

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."

December 19, 2014

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Day 7 Song excerpt

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

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In Christian love,
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The 12 Days Until Christmas - Day 7

Luke 1:39-45

At that time Mary got ready and hurried to a town in the hill country of Judea, where she entered Zechariah’s home and greeted Elizabeth. When Elizabeth heard Mary’s greeting, the baby leaped in her womb, and Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit. In a loud voice she exclaimed: “Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the child you will bear! But why am I so favored, that the mother of my Lord should come to me? As soon as the sound of your greeting reached my ears, the baby in my womb leaped for joy. Blessed is she who has believed that the Lord would fulfill his promises to her!”

December 18, 2014

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Day 6 Song excerpt

Away in a Manger

Away in a manger,


No crib for His bed


The little Lord Jesus


Laid down His sweet head



The stars in the bright sky


Looked down where He lay


The little Lord Jesus


Asleep on the hay



The cattle are lowing


The poor Baby wakes


But little Lord Jesus


No crying He makes



I love Thee, Lord Jesus


Look down from the sky


And stay by my side,


'Til morning is nigh.


Be near me,

Lord Jesus,


I ask Thee to stay


Close by me forever


And love me I pray



Bless all the dear children


In Thy tender care


And take us to heaven


To live with Thee there.

Author unknown, composed by Willam J. Kirkpatrick, 1895

Sung by Marantha! Kids’ Praise, Kids Praise! - Christmas Songs

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The 12 Days Until Christmas - Day 8

Matt. 1:18-25

18 This is how the birth of Jesus the Messiah came about: His mother Mary was pledged to be married to Joseph, but before they came together, she was found to be pregnant through the Holy Spirit. 19 Because Joseph her husband was faithful to the law, and yet did not want to expose her to public disgrace, he had in mind to divorce her quietly.

20 But after he had considered this, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream and said, “Joseph son of David, do not be afraid to take Mary home as your wife, because what is conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit. 21 She will give birth to a son, and you are to give him the name Jesus, because he will save his people from their sins.”

22 All this took place to fulfill what the Lord had said through the prophet: 23 “The virgin will conceive and give birth to a son, and they will call him Immanuel” (which means “God with us”).

24 When Joseph woke up, he did what the angel of the Lord had commanded him and took Mary home as his wife. 25 But he did not consummate their marriage until she gave birth to a son. And he gave him the name Jesus.

December 17, 2014

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Day 5 song excerpt

Hark! The Herald Angels Sing

Hark! the herald angels sing,

Glory to the newborn King,

peace on earth, and mercy mild,

God and sinners reconcile.

Joyful, all ye nations, rise,

join the triumph of the skies;

with the angelic host proclaim,

'Christ is born in Bethlehem'

Hark! the herald angels sing,

Glory to the newborn King.

Christ, by highest heaven adored,

Christ, the everlasting Lord,

late in time behold him come,

offspring of a virgin's womb.

Veiled in flesh the Godhead see;

hail, the incarnate deity,

pleased as Man with to dwell,

Jesus, our Emmanuel!

Hark! the herald angels sing,

Glory to the newborn King.

Hail, the heaven-born Prince of peace!

Hail the Sun of righteousness!

Light and life to all he brings,

risen with healing in his wings.

Mild he lays his glory by,

born that man no more may die,

born to raise the suns of earth,

born to give them second birth.

Hark! the herald angels sing,

Glory to the newborn King.

Words by Charles Wesley, 1739,  adapted by William H. Cummings from composition by Felix Mendelssohn ,1840

Sung by Amy Grant, A Christmas Album

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