Day 7 - 12 Days of Christmas

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."

For a reading of this Scripture

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

In Christian love,
K

Note: To more fully understand the 16-9 Movement, please read the first blog entry by clicking here.

Day 6 - 12 Days Until Christmas

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!”

For a reading of this Scripture

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

In Christian love,
K

Note: To more fully understand the 16-9 Movement, please read the first blog entry by clicking here.

Day 5 - 12 Days Until Christmas

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.

For a reading of this Scripture

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

In Christian love,
K

Note: To more fully understand the 16-9 Movement, please read the first blog entry by clicking here.