Joy Is Now In Every Place

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Joy is now in every place,
Christmas lightens every face;
now be with us, in your grace,
O hear us, bless us, holy Jesus.

May the star that shone that night,
making your poor stable bright,
fill our hearts with love and light,
O hear us, bless us, holy Jesus.

Through the New Year let it stay,
leading us upon your way,
making Christmas every day,
O hear us, bless us, holy Jesus.

Now and ever may we find
your good news to fill our minds:
peace and love to humankind,
O hear us, bless us, holy Jesus.

(Author unknown)

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Loves Song

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Upon this day I take the pen to write
the songs of Love that sing through me today;
I am but one among the many
who shed her grace upon the world.
Listening in silence for the words that come,
we are the channels for the peace on earth.
Rising and falling
as each day returns;
Coming and going
as nighttime falls.
Opening our hearts to
hear the distant words
that shed her fragrance
well upon our souls.

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Teach me, God, to Wonder

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Teach me, God, to wonder,
teach me, God, to see;
let your world of beauty capture me.
Praise to you be given,
love for you be lived,
life be celebrated, joy you give.

Let me, God, be open,
let me loving be,
let your world of people speak to me.
Praise to you be given,
love for you be lived,
life be celebrated, joy you give.
~  Walter Farquharson

“We are lost in wonder at all that you have done for us,
our Lord and mighty God.”     Revelations 15:3