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‘Glory to the new-born king!’

Posted on 24 December, 20173 January, 2018

BY HANNAH BARR Hail the Heaven-born Prince of Peace! Hail the Sun of Righteousness! Light and life to all He brings, Risen with healing in His wings; Mild He lays His glory by Born that man no more may die Born to raise the sons of earth, Born to give them second birth. Hark! The […]

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‘The dear Christ enters in’

Posted on 17 December, 201718 December, 2017

BY HANNAH BARR How silently, how silently The wondrous gift is given. So God imparts to human hearts The blessings of His heaven. No ear may hear His coming But in this world of sin Where meek souls will receive him still The dear Christ enters in. On Christmas Day 2011, the message of the […]

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‘Two Thousand Years of Wrong’

Posted on 10 December, 20178 December, 2017

BY HANNAH BARR Yet with the woes of sin and strife The world has suffered long; Beneath the angel-strain have rolled Two thousand years of wrong; And man, at war with man, hears not The love-song which they bring; O hush the noise, ye men of strife, And hear the angels sing. 1849: 14,000-15,000 civilians […]

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‘Rejoice! Emmanuel Shall Come’

Posted on 3 December, 20175 December, 2017

BY HANNAH BARR O come, O come, Emmanuel, And ransom captive Israel, That mourns in lonely exile here, Until the Son of God appear. Rejoice! Rejoice! Emmanuel Shall come to thee, O Israel. Advent is a special time of the year. It’s a time of waiting expectantly for what is to come; waiting to celebrate […]

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