The Promise

May your hope shine bright
And your soul fill with light
On this bright Christmas night.
May His star guide your way
And feel with joy your day.

May this day your soul know:
He came to earth long ago
His great love for us to show.
He promised to return again
And a millenium usher in.

May His promise fill your soul
Leaving you pure and whole
That you may renew your goal
To watch for that glorious day
When Christ will come to stay.

Christmas 2009 Suzanne Halliday


The Day of His Coming

What will the day be?
What will my eyes see
When Jesus comes again?
Will I be with Him then?

Will I be filled with love
And rise high above
All that might annoy,
His Word to enjoy?

When the world fills with light
Will I have pure sight?
Will I be free of whim
So I can truly see Him?

May I be filled with grace
That I might see His face.
May I kneel at His feet
And enjoy His love so sweet.

13 Dec 2009 Suzanne Halliday


Christ is the Reason

Christ is the reason
For the Christmas season.
No matter the storm
He will our hearts warm;
For if to Him we belong,
He will make us strong.

God sent His only Son
This earthly battle to run.
He gave to us a way
To return to Him one day.
From His great court above
He sent us all His love.

Jesus ran for us the race
That we might have grace
To walk in His low way
And return to Him one day.
This earthly battle He won,
With God we might be one.

Christmas 2009 Suzanne Halliday
Isaiah 9:6, "For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given."


Christmas On A Mission

Christmas on a mission is a special time
No matter the place or the clime.
Serving the Lord is the best way
To spend your time on Christmas day.
He will bless you where ever you are
Be it right at home or somewhere far.

God's eye is on his publishers of peace.
He will bless them each with increase.
He knows each need and sees each tear;
For them He will be ever so near.
He will grace them with the joy and love
That only come from Heaven above.

God knows each and every missionary.
To Him they are each extraordinary.
He hears their humble prayers everyday,
And sends help to guide them on their way,
But on Christmas Day He sends special grace
To help them each to envision His place.

He will take them each into His arm
As a shepherd keeps a lamb from harm
He will wipe the sweat off their brow
As before Him they reverently bow.
He will heal the ones with a broken heart,
With a promise that He will not depart.

15 Dec 2009 Suzanne Halliday


The Christmas Star

The Star of his birth was foretold
By God's holy prophets of old.
The wise men traveled afar
Following this Christmas star.
They came to worship a King
And wonderful treasures bring.

The star led them on their way
Giving off the brightest ray.
The Star was a gift of grace
To guide them to that place
Where the Christ Child stayed.
There their gifts they displayed.

The Star shone in another land
Giving off its light so grand.
For others too needed the sight
To testify of His birth that night.
The story of the Christmas star
Brings hope to all near and far.

Christmas 2009 Suzanne Halliday

Helaman 14:5, "And behold, there shall a new star arise, such an one as ye never have beheld; and this also shall be a sign unto you."
Matthew 2:1-2, 9 -11. "When they saw the star they rejoiced with exceeding great joy."


Christmas Tree

Oh beautiful Christmas tree,
What do you mean to me?
What is wonderful about you?
Is it your beautiful green hue?
Oh, what is the reason
You touch me each season?

It is more than your hue
Or the lights on you too.
It is more than a colored ball
Or your beauty in a snowfall.
It is more than your light
That shines through the night.

It is the meaning of the tree
That really touches me.
You are of great worth
For you stand for Jesus' birth;
You stand for Christ's life,
For victory over all strife.

Oh beautiful Christmas tree
Every year you touch me
And remind me of Christ's light
That shines thru the dark night.
You point upward to the sky,
Reminding me His coming is nigh.

Christmas 2009 Suzanne Halliday


Shepherds

Shepherds watched their flocks by night
When an angel appeared in a great light.
The sight made the shepherds sore afraid.
He told them their Savior in a manger laid.
A multitude of Heavenly host filled the sky,
Our Savior's birth on earth to glorify.

When the angels had departed from sight,
They sat and wondered about the light.
The shepherds decided to go on their way
And find the place where the Christ child lay.
They made with haste to find the place
That they might look upon the Child's face.

They found the babe lying in a manger;
To the earth the newborn was a stranger,
But to them He was their Savior and king.
They raised their voices His praises to sing.
The shepherds made known all they saw.
They that heard the story stood in awe.

16 Dec 2009 Suzanne Halliday

Luke 2:8-18