2 The people who walked in darkness
Have seen a great light;
Those who dwelt in the land of the shadow of death,
Upon them a light has shined.
3 You have multiplied the nation
And increased its joy;
They rejoice before You
According to the joy of harvest,
As men rejoice when they divide the spoil.
4 For You have broken the yoke of his burden
And the staff of his shoulder,
The rod of his oppressor,
As in the day of Midian.
5 For every warrior’s sandal from the noisy battle,
And garments rolled in blood,
Will be used for burning and fuel of fire.
6 For unto us a Child is born,
Unto us a Son is given;
And the government will be upon His shoulder.
And His name will be called
Wonderful, Counselor, Mighty God,
Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.
7 Of the increase of His government and peace
There will beno end,
Upon the throne of David and over His kingdom,
To order it and establish it with judgment and justice
From that time forward, even forever.
The zeal of the Lord of hosts will perform this. (Isaiah 9:2-7, New King James Version)
All Hail! Lord, we greet Thee,
Born this happy morning,
O Jesus! for evermore be Thy name adored.
Word of the Father, now in flesh appearing;
O come, let us adore Him,
O come, let us adore Him,
O come, let us adore Him,
Christ the Lord.
Merry Christmas to you all!
May your day be filled with peace and love.
Beautiful picture and lovely post! Merry Christmas! Thank you for the support you have shown me during this very difficult time. I really appreciate it! Have a great day!
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That is so, so beautiful ... thank you so much for sharing. I hope you have a truly lovely and blessed Christmas ... :)
ReplyDeleteMerry Christmas, Candace! Beautiful picture! We are actually enjoying a White Christmas down here!
ReplyDeleteHey! So cool. I love all of it. These are both a mirror of what we heard and sang at our Christmas Eve service. I love this hymn.
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David/ Tropical Texana/ Houston :-)
Merry Christmas Candace!
ReplyDeleteWhat a lovely scene - is that the area where you live? Beautiful!
Merry Christmas to you too. Or hope it was merry. Sorry this is late.
ReplyDeleteWhat a wonderful picture and such a beautiful scripture. I love that passage! I hope you and your family are having a great Christmas and New Years!
ReplyDeleteP.S. Thanks for joining my blog! I look forward to getting to know you better!
What a perfect post!! Sorry i didn't get to see it until now. It sums up Christmas and the glorious hope and joy that we, the Redeemed, have in our Lord.
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