A life in words
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Christmas Carols in Prose #3: Angels We Have Heard on High
We’ve heard angels on high singing sweetly over the plains, and we’ve heard the mountains echoing their joyous strains in reply: “Gloria in excelsis Deo.” Shepherds, why this jubilee? Why do you prolong your joyous strains? What are the glad tidings that inspire your heavenly song? “Gloria in excelsis Deo.” Come to Bethlehem and see…
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Christmas Carols in Prose #2: Oh, Come, All Ye Faithful
All you faithful, come joyfully and triumphantly! Come, come to Bethlehem! Come and behold him who was born: the king of angels. Choirs of angels, sing in exultation. All heaven’s citizens, sing! Glory in the highest to God. Yes, we greet you, Lord born this happy morning—Jesus, son of the Father, now appearing in flesh.…
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Christmas Carols in Prose #1: Joy to the World
Joy to the world, the Lord has come. Let earth receive her king! Let every heart make room for him and let saints and angels sing. Rejoice! Rejoice when Jesus reigns and saints sing; while fields, floods, rocks, hills, and plains repeat the joy that’s sounding. Sin and sorrow won’t grow anymore. Nor will thorns…