Tag Archives: Advent 2018

      “Over the hills and everywhere” “Go Tell It on the Mountain” African-American spiritual song circa 1865, compiled by John Wesley Work, Jr God, I am going to tell it on the mountain, and at the border wall, … Continue reading →

  “… Jesus the Savior did come for to die for poor on’ry people like you and like I…” “I wonder as I wander” John Jacob Niles, folks song collector — from Annie Morgan in Murphy, North Carolina God, you … Continue reading →

    December 21, 2018 … Strings of street lights, even stoplights, blinkin’ bright red and green … and above all the bustle we hear …“Silver Bells” Jay Livingston God of the right-here-in-front-of-me Christmas – the child I love trying … Continue reading →

  If you wanna to be happy in a million ways, for the holidays you can’t beat home sweet home! “There’s no place like home for the holidays” Al Stillman God, everyplace is home when it’s holy days – for … Continue reading →

    … to certain poor shepherds in fields as they lay … They looked up and saw a star, Shining in the east, beyond them far … “The First Nowell” (19th century, English folk carol) A Confession: I put … Continue reading →

Joy to the earth, the savior reigns; let all their songs employ; while fields and floods, rocks, hills and plains repeat the sounding joy.                              Joy to the … Continue reading →

      Street child, beat child, no place left to go, hurt child, used child, no one wants to know … “Star-child, Earth-child” Shirley Erena Murray Star child, Emmanuel, you come among all the children – Ahmed Abu Abed, … Continue reading →

“Do you see what I see? A star, a star, dancing in the night, with a tail as big as a kite”    “Do You Hear what I Hear?” Noel Regney and Gloria Shayne God, we thank you that Christmas came … Continue reading →

Hang a shining star upon the highest bough. “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas,” Hugh Martin / Ralph Blane God, bless faithful friends who are dear to us, living and not living, and help us remember olden days which may … Continue reading →