Karen, where did you find that poem? It's really cool.
JulieMelton
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>Subject: Jesus is the reason for the Season
>Date: Fri, 9 Dec 2005 19:13:33 +0000
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>The Real First Night of Christmas
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>'Twas the first night of Christmas a long time ago
>The hillside was peaceful, the moon was aglow.
>The world couldn't know from what happened before
>That men would remember this night evermore.
>The sheep on the hillside--their days journey over
>Were dreaming sweet dreams of a field full of clover.
>The shepherds were watchful while guarding their flock
>The earth was their pillow, the stars were their clock.
>Then all of a sudden, they jumped at the sight Of the sky all ablaze with
>a heavenly light.
>They huddled in fear, then they started to rise As the lightening-like
>flash tore open the skies.
>The heavens were split by the silvery ray.
>The dark disappeared and the night became day. And lo, at the end of the
>rainbow of light Appeared then an angel to banish their fright.
>The angel brought news of a birth in a manger
>And bade them to hasten to welcome the stranger.
>For Mary had just given birth to a boy
>Whose coming would bring so much comfort and joy.
>A choir of angels looked down from the sky
>And heavenly voices were heard from on high:
>Peace be on earth and good will to all men.
>The Savior has come on this night, Amen.
>The heavenly angels then faded from sight.
>The sky once again turned from day to night.
>The shepherds all quietly rose from the ground
>And hurried to go where the child would be found.
>As they reached Bethlehem and the inn was in sight
>From the barn came a trickle of half-hidden light.
>It led like a path to a soft little bed
>And shone very tenderly on a child's head.
>The child in the manger was sleeping so sound
>His eyes were still closed as the shepherds stood round.
>From that instant of grace on that night long ago
>Thousands of years would be warmed by the glow.
>
>Guided by light from a bright shining star
>Came a pilgrimage led of three kings from afar.
>They were dressed in the finest of satins and lace.
>Their complexions were that of an Orient race.
>The three wealthy kings were wise men and proud
>But they went to the Christ child and solemnly bowed.
>They came bearing treasures of incense and gold
>To that sweet little child, still not very old.
>The star in the sky twinkled down from above
>The world was awakened to kindness and love.
>The past was forgotten, the future was bright And the spirit of Christmas
>was born on that night.
>
>
>--
>I would rather live my life as if there is a God, and die to find out there
>isn't, than live my life as if there isn't, and die to find out there is
>
>IN GOD WE TRUST
>-KC- Ministries
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><DIV>The Real First Night of Christmas<BR><BR>'Twas the first night of
>Christmas a long time ago<BR>The hillside was peaceful, the moon was
>aglow.<BR>The world couldn't know from what happened before<BR>That men
>would remember this night evermore.<BR>The sheep on the hillside--their
>days journey over<BR>Were dreaming sweet dreams of a field full of
>clover.<BR>The shepherds were watchful while guarding their flock<BR>The
>earth was their pillow, the stars were their clock.<BR>Then all of a
>sudden, they jumped at the sight Of the sky all ablaze with<BR>a heavenly
>light.<BR>They huddled in fear, then they started to rise As the
>lightening-like<BR>flash tore open the skies.<BR>The heavens were split by
>the silvery ray.<BR>The dark disappeared and the night became day. And lo,
>at the end of the<BR>rainbow of light Appeared then an angel to banish
>their fright.<BR>The angel brought news of a birth in a manger<BR>And bade
>them to hasten to welcome the stranger.<BR>For Mary had just given birth to
>a boy<BR>Whose coming would bring so much comfort and joy.<BR>A choir of
>angels looked down from the sky<BR>And heavenly voices were heard from on
>high:<BR>Peace be on earth and good will to all men.<BR>The Savior has come
>on this night, Amen.<BR>The heavenly angels then faded from sight.<BR>The
>sky once again turned from day to night.<BR>The shepherds all quietly rose
>from the ground<BR>And hurried to go where the child would be found.<BR>As
>they reached Bethlehem and the inn was in sight<BR>From the barn came a
>trickle of half-hidden light.<BR>It led like a path to a soft little
>bed<BR>And shone very tenderly on a child's head.<BR>The child in the
>manger was sleeping so sound<BR>His eyes were still closed as the shepherds
>stood round.<BR>From that instant of grace on that night long
>ago<BR>Thousands of years would be warmed by the glow.<BR><BR>Guided by
>light from a bright shining star<BR>Came a pilgrimage led of three kings
>from afar.<BR>They were dressed in the finest of satins and lace.<BR>Their
>complexions were that of an Orient race.<BR>The three wealthy kings were
>wise men and proud<BR>But they went to the Christ child and solemnly
>bowed.<BR>They came bearing treasures of incense and gold<BR>To that sweet
>little child, still not very old.<BR>The star in the sky twinkled down from
>above<BR>The world was awakened to kindness and love.<BR>The past was
>forgotten, the future was bright And the spirit of Christmas<BR>was born on
>that night.<BR></DIV>
><DIV> </DIV>
><DIV class=signature id=signature>--<BR>I would rather live my life as if
>there is a God, and die to find out there isn't, than live my life as if
>there isn't, and die to find out there is <BR><BR>IN GOD WE TRUST <BR>-KC-
>Ministries <BR></DIV></body></html>
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