Christmas
Short poems and Quotes
What Can I Give Him?
What can I give HIM?
Poor as I am?
If I were a shepherd
I would bring a lamb.
If I were a Wise Man
I would do my part,
Yet what can I give HIM,
Give HIM my heart.
Christina Rossetti
Past and Present
Joseph Kallinger
Christmas, the time of year
that has the impact
of a childhood story
and the dreams of the future
all rolled into the present
that we give our loved ones.
Christmas may be many things
or it may be a few.
For you, the joy
is each new toy;
for me; it’s watching you.
Christmas Guess
An article of clothing
This month I'll want to use,
But not where you'd imagine,
Down inside my shoes!
Oh, no! It's more important!
It won't be used in walking!
For Santa Claus will fill it,
It's my Christmas ____________.
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Decorations
We are making decorations
To hang up on our tree.
We are cutting,
snipping,
pasting.
We're as busy as can be.
Bells and snowflakes,
Jolly Santas,
For the top a silver star
Like the shining star the Three
Kings saw
And followed from afar!
Bobbi Katz
Christmas
by Marchette Chute
My goodness, my goodness,
It's Christmas again.
The bells are all ringing.
I do not know when
I've been so excited.
The tree is all fixed,
The candles are lighted,
The pudding is mixed.
The wreath's on the door
And the carols are sung,
The presents are wrapped
And the holly is hung.
The turkey is sitting
All safe in its pan,
And I am behaving
As calm as I can.
Gifts
By: Weldon Taylor Hammond
If God will give me childlike faith,
The love that spans the second mile,
His grace to overcome my faults
And bear my heartaches with a smile,
If he will grant me fortitude
To form a soul of sterling worth
I'll hail these as the greatest gifts
A mortal can receive on earth!
Christmas Cookies
Clitter, clatter
Baking tins,
Cookie cutters,
Rolling pin.
Christmas cookies. Let's begin!
Sugar, flour, eggs, and butter--
Mixing bowls, a wooden spoon.
Round and round we turn the batter.
We'll have dough to roll out soon.
Cut the cookies with the cutters--
diamond,
circle,
crescent moon--
Pop them all into the oven
One December afternoon.
Bobbi Katz
Do Not Open Until Christmas!
I shake-shake,
Shake-shake,
Shake the package well.
But what there is
Inside of it,
Shaking will not tell.
James Tippett
God Bless the Master
God bless the master of this house,
The mistress also,
And all the little children,
That round the table go,
And all your kin and knsmen
Than dwell both far and near;
I wish you a Merry Christmas
And a Happy New Year.
Grace for Christmas Day
Father, We thank Thee for this day.
Bless all we do and all we say.
May we each enjoy Thy blessings great
As Jesus' Birth we celebrate.
And may the love that we share here
Remain throughout the coming year.
Amen!
Gertrude B. Byram
A Christmas Poem
C~ is for the Christ child born upon this day
H~ for Herald Angels in the night
R~ for our Reedemer
I~ for Israel
S~ for the star that shone so bright
T~ is for three wise men, they who traveled far
M~ is for the manger where he lay
A~ is for all he stands for
S~ means shepards came
And that's why there's a Christmas Day!
The Magi
Now as at all times I can see in the mind's eye,
In their stiff, painted clothes, the pale unsatisfied
ones
Appear and disappear in the blue depth of the
sky
With all their ancient faces like rain-beaten
stones,
And all their helms of silver hovering side by
side,
And all their eyes still fixed, hoping to find
once more,
Being by Calvary's turbulence unsatisfied,
The uncontrollable mystery on the bestial floor.
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For this day of the dear Christ's birth,
for its hours of home gladness and world gladness,
for the love within these walls, which binds us
together as a family,
for our food on this table,
for our surroundings in a land of freedom,
we bring to Thee, our Father, our heartfelt gratitude.
Bless all these, Thy favors, to our good,
in Jesus' name. Amen.
—H. B. Milward
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Christmas, 'my child, is love in action.
Every time we, love~ every time we give,
it's 'Christmas.
Dale Evans Rogers
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Two things upon this changing earth can neither change nor end; the splendor of Christ's humble birth, the love of friend for friend. - Unknown
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As we struggle with shopping lists and invitations,
compounded by December's bad weather, it is good
to be reminded that there are people in our lives who are worth this
aggravation, and people to whom we are worth the same.
Donald E. Westlake
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One good thing about Christmas shopping
it toughens you for the January sales.
Grace Kriley
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The hour is swept and garnished;
The walk has been brushed, and the stair;
The crystal and silver are gleaming
But oh, is the Christ Child there?
Lela Bassford
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For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given; and the government shall be upon his shoulders; and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, the Mighty God, the everlasting Father, the Prince of Peace. Isaiah 9:6
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Yea, Lord, we greet thee Born this happy morning...
Son of the Father Now in flesh appearing.
Oh come, let us adore him... Christ the Lord.
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I heard the bells on Christmas Day
Their old, familiar carols play,
And wild and sweet and words repeat
Of peace on earth, good-will to men.
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
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It's Christmas time and once again
The world repea s the story
Of peace on earth, good will to men.
And children sing the glory
Of angels and a shining star
And of a baby's natal day
So many years ago.
Mirla Greenwood Thayne
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If ye love me, keep my commandments.
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Your friendship is a glowing ember
Through the year; and each
December From its warm and living spark
We kindle flame against the dark
And with its shining radiance light
Our tree of faith on Christmas night.
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Love so easily understands
What you can see is the smallest part;
You don't need Christmas in your hands
When you have Christmas in your heart.
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Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls. For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light. -- Matthew 11:28-30
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The Father gave his Son, and the Son gave his
life, and we do not worship unless we give- give of our substance, give
of our time, give of our strength, give of our talent, give of our faith,
give of our testimonies. - Gordon B. Hnckley
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It is the spirit of brotherhood in the cheer
of Christmas
that makes it so glorious. Brotherliness is but
the
manifestation of the spirit of Christ.
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And it was always said of him that he knew how
to keep
Christmas well, if any man possessed the knowledge.
And so, as Tiny Tim observed, God bless us, every
one! --
A Christmas Carol
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When it's Christmas man is bigger and is better
in his part;
He is keener for the service that is prompted
by his heart.
All the petty thoughts and narrow seem to vanish
for awhile
And the true reward he's seeking is the glory
of a smile.
Then for others he is toiling and somehow it seems
to me
That is Christmas he is almost what God wanted
him to be.
Whosoever on the night of the nativity of the young Lord Jesus in great snows shall fare forth bearing a succulent bond for the lost and lamenting hound, a wisp of hay for the shivering horse, a cloak of warm raiment for the stranded wayfarer, a flagon of red wine for him whose marrow withers, a garland of bright berries for one who has worn chains, gay arias of lute and harp for all huddled birds who thought that song was dead, and divers lush sweetmeats for such babes' faces as peer from lonely windows—
To him shall be proffered and returned gifts of such an astonishment as will rival the hues of a peacock and the harmonies of heaven, so that though he live to the great age when man goes stooping, yet shall he walk upright and remembering, as one whose heart shines like a great star within his breast. - Author Unknown
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At Christmas--the season
Of giving and sharing,
Of living and loving
Remembering, caring--
Our thoughts bridge the space that
Would tend to divide us
Restoring the warmth of
Your presence beside us.
May all the sweet magic
Of Christmas conspire
To gladden your hearts
And fill every desire.
-- Harold H. Benn
Dear Father
It is Christmas time again. Help
me this year to "season" the
celebration with "reason." Teach me
to plan with my family.
May I avoid the clutter that dims
my vision and burdens my time.
Keep me mindful of my budget.
and help me to remember that a gift
selected with love tugs forever at the heartstrings. Shame me for past
extravagance
Remind me to decorate in good taste, treasuring all of the past blending it with the new, but holding steadfast to "reason." Keep me, dear Father, from strain lest I stray from all thy
teachings. Guide me to the "light" of Christmas. Help me keep a candle's flame of that "light" as a constant reminder of my goal--eternity.
I pray for thy love and help, in
the name of thy beloved Son
whose birthday we are observing. Amen.
"I salute you!
There is nothing I can give you that you
have not.
But there is much that, while I cannot
give, you can take.
No heaven can come to us unless our
hearts find rest in it today. Take
heaven.
No peace lies in the future that is not
hidden is this present instant. Take
peace.
The gloom of the world is but a shadow.
Behind it, yet within our reach, is joy.
Take joy.
And so at this Christmas time, I greet
you with the prayer that for you, now
and forever, the day breaks and the
shadows flee away."
Fra Giovanni to a friend
Christmas, 1513