Let All Mortal Flesh Keep Silence
1. Let all mortal flesh keep silence,
and with fear and trembling stand;
ponder nothing earthly-minded,
for with blessing in his hand,
Christ our God to earth descendeth,
our full homage to demand.
2. King of kings, yet born of Mary,
as of old on earth he stood,
Lord of lords, in human vesture,
in the body and the blood;
he will give to all the faithful
his own self for heavenly food.
3. Rank on rank the host of heaven
spreads its vanguard on the way,
as the Light of light descendeth
from the realms of endless day,
that the powers of hell may vanish
as the darkness clears away.
4. At his feet the six-winged seraph,
cherubim, with sleepless eye,
veil their faces to the presence,
as with ceaseless voice they cry:
Alleluia, Alleluia,
Alleluia, Lord Most High!
I am going to be spending Christmas with David's family in Warrenton and we will be leaving here around 9:00 this morning and will return sometime Friday. We will have Christmas with Laurie on Saturday. Andy has gone to stay with my friend Kandace and Charlie will stay at home to guard the house :-) Dick and Anne will be stopping by to visit with him while I am gone.
No snow today and we are very grateful! Guess they are having more in Portland but for now, the coast will just have rain.
May each of you have a blessed Christmas and a Happy New Year.....ABCD
| I heard the bells on Christmas Day Their old familiar carols play, And wild and sweet the words repeat Of peace on earth, goodwill to men. I thought as now this day had come, The belfries of all Christendom Had rung so long unbroken song Of peave on earth, goodwill to men. And in despair I bowed my hear; "There is no peace on earth," I said, "For hate is strong and mocks the song Of peace on earth, good will to men." Then pealed the bells more loud and deep: "God is not dead, nor doth He sleep; The wrong shall fail, the right prevail With peace on earth, goodwill to men." |
Read the end of Th Book. It all works out.
"Christmas Eve Delivery" by William S. Phillips
Good morning everybody and happy Christmas Eve!
I won't be here much for a few days, but it's for a GOOD reason: the library (where our computer sits) doubles as our guest room, and we have our soldier kid staying with us for the next few days.;-)
So my access is somewhat limited.
We're having the gang over for dinner tomorrow as usual, including Ev & Katie, older son Jake, Em & Curt, plus Grandma and a few other relatives and very close friends.