Gloria,
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in excelsis Deo!
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Angels we have heard on high
sweetly singing o'er the plains,
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and the mountains in reply
echoing their joyous strains.
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Gloria,
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in excelsis Deo.
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Gloria,
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in excelsis Deo.
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Shepherds, why this jubilee?
Why your joyous strains prolong?
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What the gladsome tidings be
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which inspire
your heavenly song?
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Gloria,
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in excelsis Deo.
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Gloria,
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in excelsis Deo.
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Come to Bethlehem and see
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Christ whose
birth the angels sing.
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Come, adore on bended knee,
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Christ the Lord,
the newborn King.
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Gloria,
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in excelsis Deo.
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Gloria,
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in Excelsis Deo.
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See Him in a manger laid
whom the choir of angels praise.
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Mary, Joseph, lend your aid
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while our hearts
in love we raise.
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Gloria,
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in Excelsis Deo.
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Gloria,
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in Excelsis Deo.
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Have you ever wondered what,
"Gloria in Excelsis Deo," means?
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It means, glory to
God in the highest.
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The angels had to sing;
this was the long-awaited plan
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for salvation
being set into motion.
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They just couldn't be silent.
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Yet, they weren't
the only ones excited.
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Our next song is a special song
to me because it was written
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in French in
the about the 1860s.
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And since, it has been
translated into English
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and played with a musette
which is a sort of bagpipe
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that would be used
for special celebrations.
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You can almost hear the
excitement and joy of the
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long-awaited Savior of
the world with this next song,
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Il est né, le divin Enfant,
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He is Born, the
Divine Christ Child,
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that Sam will sing for us.
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He is born, the
divine Christ Child;
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play the oboe
and bagpipes merrily.
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He is born, the
divine Christ Child;
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sing we all of the Savior mild.
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Through long ages of the past,
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prophets have
foretold His coming.
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Through long ages of the past,
now the time has come at last.
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He is born, the
divine Christ Child;
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play the oboe
and bagpipes merrily.
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He is born, the
divine Christ Child;
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sing we all of the Savior mild.
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O how lovely, O how pure
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is this perfect Child of heaven.
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O how lovely, O how pure
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gracious gift to humankind.
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He is born, the
divine Christ Child;
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play the oboe
and bagpipes merrily.
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He is born, the
divine Christ Child;
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sing we all of the Savior mild.
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Jesus, Lord of all the world,
coming as a Child among us.
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Jesus, Lord of all the world,
grant to us Thy heavenly peace.
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He is born, the
divine Christ Child;
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play the oboe
and bagpipes merrily.
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He is born, the
divine Christ Child;
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sing we all of the Savior mild.
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Sing we all of the Savior mild.
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I wish I could have been there
to hear the excitement of the
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birth of our Savior and
watch how the angels must have
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worshipped baby Jesus.
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I'm sure there
was lots of singing,
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and perhaps some music too.
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After all, many of us
like singing when we're happy.
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Others of us might
enjoy playing music,
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like Joshua, Amy,
and Michael will play,
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It Came Upon a Midnight Clear.
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It's wonderful that we
can praise God by our music
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because that is
a form of worship.
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The more we worship, the
more our love for God grows.
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And the more our love grows,
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the more we want to
share it with others
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who are eager to
hear the good news.
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Let's listen to
Joshua who will play,
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Do You Hear What I Hear?
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Thank you, Joshua.
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If we could hear the
words of the song, it says,
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"This Child will bring
us goodness and light."
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Don't you want to see the light
that can only come from Jesus
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who can bring us true joy?
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Let me tell you a story
that I read in the book called,
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Chicken Soup for the
Soul, Christmas Treasury.
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Young Robin always
knew what to get her mother.
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But finding a gift for
her father wasn't so easy.
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She wanted to
find something special
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that her father could use.
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After all, he
was a practical man.
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Robin was really
struggling with what to get him.
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But she remembered that her
grandmother had once told her
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that flashlights
were really useful.
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A flashlight would be perfect.
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A practical gift
for a practical dad.
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Robin's father loved the gift.
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He said it was
just what he needed.
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Well, it turns out
he really did need it.
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Because only a month
later he was on a tug boat with
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two co-workers when
something awful happened.
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They were sailing home
in the dark one evening
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when they came upon a storm.
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It was so cold with a wind
chill of negative 60 degrees.
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The boat was leaning
back and forth in the wind,
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making it hard to walk around.
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Then the boat
started taking on water.
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The boat was sinking.
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Not far away on an old
island, several families
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were just sitting down
to dinner in their homes.
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One man who lived on the
island overheard the boat's
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distress call on the radio
and knew that the Coast Guard
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was too far away to help.
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He needed to help them.
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Several men from the
island left their dinners
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and climbed into
the boat and set out
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to look for the
sinking tug boat.
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The men were starting to get
discouraged about not finding
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the boat when all of a
sudden they saw a strange sight.
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Not far in the distance,
light was in the water.
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They drove the boat toward the
light and found all three men
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floating in the water.
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In Robin's father's hand
was the flashlight she had given
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him for Christmas.
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They were saved.
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That flashlight was beaming
straight up as a beacon of light
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for those who would
believe and follow it.
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Can you imagine the joy
Robin felt to have her father
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safe at home, and
to know that her gift
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made all the difference?
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Jesus is our beacon of light
who can come to bring real joy
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if we will only follow Him.
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I know I want to follow Jesus.
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He is calling all the
faithful to follow Him.
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Let's listen to John
Harley, Kenley, and Nia sing,
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O Come All Ye Faithful.
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O come, all ye faithful,
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joyful and triumphant.
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O come ye, O come ye
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to Bethlehem.
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Come and behold Him,
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born the King of angels.
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O come, let us adore Him,
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O come, let us adore Him,
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O come, let us adore Him,
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Christ the Lord.
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The Lord.
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Sing, choirs of angels,
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sing in exultation.
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O sing, all ye citizens,
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of heaven above.
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Glory to God,
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all glory in the highest.
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O come, let us adore Him,
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O come, let us adore Him,
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O come, let us adore Him,
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Christ the Lord.
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The Lord.
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Yea, Lord, we greet thee,
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born this happy morning.
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Jesus to thee be
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all glory given.
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Word of the Father,
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now in flesh appearing.
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O come, let us adore Him,
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O come, let us adore Him,
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O come, let us adore Him,
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Christ the Lord.
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O come, let us adore Him,
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O come, let us adore Him,
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O come, let us adore Him,
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Christ the Lord.
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We do want to
show our love for Jesus
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and worship Him for
coming to save each one of us.
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Sometimes we forget the real
reason to celebrate Christmas;
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is that Jesus
Himself is the gift to us.
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And we can say,
"Happy birthday, Jesus."
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Happy birthday, Jesus;
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I'm so glad it's Christmas.
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All the tinsels and lights,
and the presents are nice,
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but the real gift is You.
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Happy birthday, Jesus;
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I'm so glad it's Christmas.
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All the carols and
bells make the holiday swell,
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but it's all about You.
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Happy birthday, Jesus.
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Jesus, I love You.
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Happy birthday, Jesus;
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I'm so glad it's Christmas.
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All the tinsels and lights,
and the presents are nice,
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but the real gift is You.
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Happy birthday, Jesus;
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I'm so glad it's Christmas.
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All the carols and
bells make the holiday swell,
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but it's all about You.
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Happy birthday, Jesus.
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Jesus, I love You.
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I love You, Jesus.
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Do you love
Jesus? I'm sure you do.
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All you have to do is
accept Jesus and invite
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Him into your heart.
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And that is when
we find real joy.
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I have another story for
you about joy that I experienced
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while teaching.
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It was the school's Christmas
party and everyone in the class
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participated in a
Christmas gift exchange.
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Everyone took
turns opening their gifts
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from someone in the class.
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Suzie was
excited to see her gift.
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The wrapping paper
wasn't very pretty.
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It was wrapped in cartoon
newspaper and tied with string.
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Understanding that this
gift might be from Emily,
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she carefully opened the
gift to uncover the soap.
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This soap hadn't been used,
but it did look like it had been
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in someone's
house for some time.
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All the kids began
laughing and snickering
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while Emily sank
farther into her seat.
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Suzie, on the other
hand, had looked at me,
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and I realized that
Suzie had understood
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what was really important.
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Something just told
Suzie that was the best gift
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Emily could give.
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Suzie walked over to
Emily and gave her a big hug,
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"Thank you. I love it.
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I will keep it in my
drawer and smell it every day.
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It smells like
fresh cut flowers."
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Later that evening my
family joined Suzie's to make
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an anonymous special gift for
Emily's family for Christmas.
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So early Christmas
morning two families left a big
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gift basket of goodies.
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The joy came after Christmas
when Emily seemed happier
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at school and her
father was able to work again.
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The miraculous birth
is supposed to bring joy.
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And that joy should
be shared with others.
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It's no wonder that so many
people call it a holy night.
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Let's listen to
Joshua play, O Holy Night.
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Because of that
special holy night,
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we have a lot to be happy about
and share the joy with others.
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There are so many ways we
can share the joy of Christmas:
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baking cookies and sharing them,
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going caroling, and
sending surprise gift baskets,
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making cards to give away.
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All those things help bring joy.
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Like this last
song, Joy to the World.
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Joy to the
world, the Lord is come.
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Let earth receive her King.
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Let every heart
prepare Him room,
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and heaven and nature sing,
and heaven and nature sing,
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and heaven, and
heaven and nature sing.
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Joy to the earth,
the Savior reigns.
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Let men their songs employ
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while fields and
floods, rocks, hills, and plains
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repeat the sounding
joy, repeat the sounding joy,
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repeat, repeat the sounding joy.
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He rules the world
with truth and grace,
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and makes the nations prove
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the glories of His righteousness
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and wonders of His
love, and wonders of His love,
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and wonders,
wonders of His love.
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My heart is full of joy.
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I hope yours is too.
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Thank you for joining us.
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And have a joyous Christmas.
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Gloria,
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in excelsis Deo.
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Gloria,
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in excelsis Deo.
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