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The Christmas Story Continues...

From ere the founding of the world
From eternity past
God planned our soul's salvation
From His first child to the last

He breathed the breath of Life
Into Adam and Eve
Knowing they would squander
The precious Gift they had received

For His second Gift was freedom
To make the fateful choice
If we would follow Him
Or the serpent's lying voice

Such a tale of sorrow
For as you know they fell
As have all their children
Taking sin's broad way to hell

But down through all the ages
He made His Presence known
For He had made a Promise
Of a Lamb to save His own

And when the time was full
As the shepherds watched by night
The sky was split by glory
And the world was filled with Light

Goodwill was shown to men
Peace came as a Child
In a humble manger
The precious Babe so meek and mild

Wise men came and worshipped
Bearing gifts of gold and myrrh
Looking on in wonderment
At the One Who is so pure

In Love He walked among us
He felt our earthly pain
Feeling what we feel
In the sunshine and the rain

Like us He too was tempted
But He was God while truly Man
He kept the Law completely
He gave Himself to break death's ban

The greatest Love the world could know
Was displayed upon that cruel Roman Cross
We'll never fathom the price He paid
Out of His tender mercy for we who were lost

But the Christmas Story didn't end
With His dead Body in the cold ground
For on that first bright Easter morning
The stone was moved, an empty tomb was found!

The angels said, "Why do you seek Him here?
The Living with the dead?
Go to Galilee, Your Lord is alive!
Follow Him, He's gone ahead!"

He showed them His wounds
His glory He showed by mighty proofs
With joy they cried 'Hosanna!'
As they touched Eternal Truth

Then one day He said, "I have to ascend
So the Holy Spirit can come
I'll dwell with you forever
Yes, with all of you, instead of just with some"

My friend, it is the greatest Story ever told
Simply because the Christmas Story is True
And the last chapter isn't written yet
Of His boundless Love for me and you

EV