Christmas Blessings
Prayers and Poems to Celebrate the Season
Chapter One
Christmas Joys
The Sights and Sounds of Christmas
The sound of joyful church bells Heard from a distant hill,
A warm and cozy fireside
To chase the winter's chill.
The jingle of the sleigh bells,
A Christmas candle's glow,
The cherished celebrations
Each heart has come to know.
A child's anticipation
As he peers beneath the tree,
And finds the gift he asked for When he sat on Santa's knee.
The sights and sounds of Christmas
Woefully will depart,
But the wondrous love of Jesus Can remain within each heart.
-Catherine Janssen Irwin
If I Were a Christmas Tree
I'd
like
to be a
Christmas
tree with presents
all around;
with golden ropes,
and silver
tinsel hanging
to the ground. I'd
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