by Erin Webmaster | Dec 19, 2016 | Devotions
O little town of Bethlehem, how still we see thee lie Above thy deep and dreamless sleep, the silent stars go by Yet in thy dark streets shineth, the everlasting light The hopes and fears of all the years are met in thee tonight. The author of this hymn, Philips...
by Erin Webmaster | Dec 19, 2016 | Devotions
Infant holy, infant lowly For His bed a cattle stall Oxen lowing, little knowing Christ, the babe is Lord of all One of the things I enjoy about Christmas carols is learning about where they originate. Christianity is a worldwide religion of about two and a half...
by Erin Webmaster | Dec 16, 2016 | Devotions
Go tell it on the mountain, Over the hills and ev’rywhere; Go tell it on the mountain, That Jesus Christ is born. This African-American carol had been sung for generations before John Work wrote several stanzas to it in 1907. He was a graduate of Fisk University, a...
by Erin Webmaster | Dec 15, 2016 | Devotions
Once in royal David’s city Stood a lowly cattle shed, Where a mother laid her baby, In a manger for His bed, Mary was that mother mild, Jesus Christ her little child. This hymn was written by Cecil Frances Alexander, who was born in Dublin, Ireland. She wrote many...
by Erin Webmaster | Dec 14, 2016 | Devotions
While shepherds watched their flocks by night, All seated on the ground, The angel of the Lord came down, And glory shone around, And glory shone around. With every new century, there comes a great enthusiasm for creating something new or modifying something old into...
