LIFE IS SHORT, and none of us knows what tomorrow may hold. If your soul hungers to know the Savior, we pray that you will seek Him this Christmas.
If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrightousness. (I John 1:9 NIV)
LIFE IS SHORT, and none of us knows what tomorrow may hold. If your soul hungers to know the Savior, we pray that you will seek Him this Christmas.
Redeemer, come! I open wide
My heart to Thee; here, Lord, abide!
Let me Thine inner presence feel,
Thy grace and love in me reveal;
Thy Holy Spirit guide us on
Until our glorious goal is won.
Eternal praise and fame
We offer to Thy name.
From "Lift Up Your Heads, Ye
Mighty Gates" by Georg Wiessel
(1842)
Let me be Thine forever,
O Christ-child sweet and dear;
Uphold me with thy mercy,
And be Thou ever near.
From Thee I gladly all receive,
And what is mine to Thee I give,
My heart, my soul, and all I own.
Let these be Thine alone.
From "To Thee My Heart I Offer",
Author unknown (1653)
O holy Child of Bethlehem!
Descend to us, we pray;
Cast out our sin and enter in,
Be born in us today.
We hear the Christmas angels
The great glad tidings tell;
O come to us, abide with us,
Our Lord Emanuel! Amen.
From "O Little Town of Bethlehem"
Verse 5 added by Phillips Brooks
(1867)
Oh look on me with pity
Though I am weak and poor;
Admit me to your kingdom
To dwell there, blest and sure.
I pray, Lord, guide and keep me
Safe from my bitter foes
From sin and death and Satan;
Free me from all my woes.
Then let your word within me
Shine as the fairest star,
Your reign of love revealing
How wonderful you are.
Help me confess you truly
And with your Christendom
Here own you King and Savior
With all the world to come.
From "O Jesus, King of Glory
By Martin Behm (1557-1622)
Translated by Catherine Windworth (1829-78).
