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01.12.14 | The Candlelighter | No Comments

Do We Need The Hustle And Bustle?

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Our heart says no, but we lose the argument to so many other voices. Voices that instill insecurity,  guilt, convincing arguments to otherwise fill our days with impossibles lists of merry-making. As if that were the key to a merry heart. To compound the power of the voices in and around us, we like to…

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26.01.14 | The Candlelighter | No Comments

Lo, How A Rose E’er Blooming

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Lo, how a Rose e’er blooming from tender stem hath sprung! Of Jesse’s lineage coming, as men of old have sung. It came, a floweret bright, amid the cold of winter, When half spent was the night. Isaiah ’twas foretold it, the Rose I have in mind; Mary we behold it, the Virgin Mother kind….

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25.01.14 | The Candlelighter | No Comments

It Came Upon a Midnight Clear

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1. It came upon the midnight clear, that glorious song of old, from angels bending near the earth to touch their harps of gold: “Peace on the earth, good will to men, from heaven’s all-gracious King.” The world in solemn stillness lay, to hear the angels sing. 2. Still through the cloven skies they come…

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24.01.14 | The Candlelighter | No Comments

God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen

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God rest ye merry, gentlemen, let nothing you dismay, Remember Christ our Savior was born on Christmas Day; To save us all from Satan’s power when we were gone astray. Refrain O tidings of comfort and joy, comfort and joy; O tidings of comfort and joy. In Bethlehem, in Israel, this blessèd Babe was born,…

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10.01.14 | The Candlelighter | No Comments

Joy To The World

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D G D A D Joy to the world! The Lord is come; G A D Let earth receive her King. D G A D G A D Let every hea-rt prepare Him ro-om, D And heav’n and nature sing, A And heav’n and nature sing, D G D A D And heav’n and heav’n…

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09.01.14 | The Candlelighter | No Comments

O Come All Ye Faithful

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O Come All Ye Faithful Joyful and triumphant, O come ye, O come ye to Bethlehem. Come and behold Him, Born the King of Angels; O come, let us adore Him, O come, let us adore Him, O come, let us adore Him, Christ the Lord. O Sing, choirs of angels, Sing in exultation, Sing…

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14.12.13 | The Candlelighter | No Comments

Caroling At Christmas

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ave you gone caroling? It was once a beautiful part of the holidays, and small groups of carolers were common, bringing cheer through their songs as they went door to door singing songs about Christmas. Gather your glue, scissors, and recycled toilet rolls, it is time to make three cute Christmas carolers. The directions can…

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