Archive for December 24th, 2014
Old poem/card
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HE WAS OUTSIDE (23rd card)
He was born outside the warmth of
His heavenly home.
He was born outside the INN doors,
Born where cattle roam.
He was born outside the house in Nazareth,
Where He’d later play.
He was born outside, outside it all,
On that Special Day.
He was run outside of Judah’s boundaries
When a child.
He was found outside the clan circle;
Giving answers mild.
He fed them outside, five thousand plus;
After He preached the Word.
He was oft outside, outside,
Till the poorest sinner heard.
He was lead outside
Old Jerusalem to be killed.
He was left outside the city walls;
Because it was willed.
He thus died outside, for all our sins;
He had none of His own.
He died SO outside, outside,
The human race He had sown.
He is now inside, inside my life
And there to stay.
He is now inside, our glad heart door –
Christmas every day.
He is now inside, of every saint,
In all the world around.
He’s forever inside,
BECAUSE outside He then was found!
– eab, Dec. ’88
Present
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Your Presence, Lord,
surpasses all Presents –
past, future, and Present!
– eab, 3/5/11
EVERGREEN
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Its symmetrical shape points toward the sky
Like no other.
And that could be one reason why,
We would rather,
Use it for our Christmas-time tree.
It points toward God, you see.
Its needles are always the same color
The year ’round.
Not affected by the changing weather.
It might be found,
That this would be good for you and me,
To be as changeless, as we could be.
It looks in March as it did in June.
Little age shows.
And its essence won’t be changing soon,
If no foes.
It’s an example to be seen free,
That gives us a glimpse of Eternity.
– eab, Dec. ’65
” Angels From the Realms of Glory” – published
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ON THIS DATE
James Montgomery published 12/24/1816, his now famous “Angels From the Realms of Glory.” It was printed in the Sheffield Iris, the newspaper he edited for 31 years. He was born to John Montgomery, a Moravian minister at Irvine, Ayrshire, Scotland 11/4/1771. His parents died (when James was young) as missionaries to West Indies & he was a strong supported of missions. Twice while editing his paper he was imprisoned; once reprinting a song in commemoration of the fall of the Bastille & the second time for giving an account of a riot in Sheffield. He died 4/30/1854.
Verses omitted from many hymnals: