DEVOTION – ONCE IN ROYAL DAVID’S CITY

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...

DEVOTION – WHILE SHEPHERDS WATCHED THEIR FLOCKS

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...

DEVOTION – WHAT CHILD IS THIS?

What child is this, who, laid to rest On Mary’s lap is sleeping? Whom angels greet with anthems sweet, While shepherds watch are keeping? This, this is Christ the King, Whom shepherds guard and angels sing; Haste, haste to bring Him laud, The babe, the son of Mary....

DEVOTION – THE FIRST NOEL

The First Noel the angel did say Was to certain poor shepherds In fields where 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. The origins of this popular...

DEVOTION – STILL, STILL, STILL

Still, still, still One can hear the falling snow. For all is hushed, The world is sleeping, Holy Star its vigil keeping. Still, still, still, One can hear the falling snow. This is a beautiful Nativity carol which is sung as a lullaby to the baby Jesus by Mary. It...

DEVOTION – 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. Because this hymn was first sung in Latin...