IN THE BLEAK MIDWINTER

IN THE BLEAK MIDWINTER . . . 

WHEN ALL WAS DARK AND GRAY . . . 

A LIGHT SHONE IN THE DARKNESS BUT SEEMED SO FAR AWAY.

IN THE BLEAK MIDWINTER  

WHEN HOPE WAS ALL BUT LOST 

THE FLICKER OF A BRIGHT SPOT SHONE LIKE A HEAVENLY HOST.

A LIGHT CAME DOWN FROM HEAVEN, BIRTHED BY GOD’S OWN WORD . . .

AND ENTERED A FAITH-FILLED MAIDEN WHO SAID ‘YES’ WHEN GABRIEL’S WORDS WERE HEARD . . .

“HAIL, FULL OF GRACE, THE LORD IS WITH THEE,”

THE ARCHANGEL SAID TO HER.

THE WORD OF GOD HAS PLANTED IN HER A LIFE WHO SOON WILL BE . . .

THE LIGHT THAT PIERCES THE DARKNESS . . .

THE LOVE THAT NEVER LEAVES . . .

THE ETERNAL PRESENCE IN HUMAN FORM . . .

FOR ALL TO RECEIVE.

IN THE BLEAK MIDWINTER  

A BIT OF LIGHT BROKE THROUGH 

TO FILL MY HEART TO FULLNESS 

BECAUSE MY SOUL KNEW 

A BABE LYING IN A MANGER WOULD GROW AND LEAD THE WORLD

BACK TO THE ARMS OF OUR CREATOR, THE ONE GOD OF THE JEWS

THAT BLEAKNESS OF MIDWINTER 

CAN ONLY LAST SO LONG.

BECAUSE GOD BROKE THROUGH THE DARKNESS 

AND HELPED US SEE NEW LIGHT. . .

THE LIGHT OF CHRIST JESUS . . .

THE LIGHT THAT IS GOD’S SON.

NOW WHEN WE SENSE THE BLEAK OF MIDWINTER . . . 

NO MATTER WHAT TIME OF YEAR.

CALL UPON THE LORD, THY GOD, TO TAKE AWAY ALL FEAR.

THE LIGHT OF CHRIST ILLUMINATES BLEAKNESS

 AND PIERCES HEART AND SOUL . . .

WHEN WE INVITE HIM IN TO STAY AND LET HIS SPIRIT GLOW.

"REJOICE!"  AGAIN, I SAY, "REJOICE!” 

THE LORD IS WAITING HERE

TO NESTLE DEEP WITHIN,

TO FILL OUR SOUL TO OVERFLOWING 

AND TAKE AWAY OUR SIN AND FEAR.

JUST ASK.

RIGHT NOW.

JUST ASK GOD TO BE . . .

BURIED DEEP WITHIN THE SOUL. 

JUST ASK JESUS, THE CHIRST, TO FILL THAT EMPTY HOLE

AND MAKE ALL BROKENNESS WHOLE.

MAY THE CONSTANT LIGHT OF GOD’S OWN SON

FOREVER LOVING, HE,

MAKE HOLY A WRETCHED SOUL 

WHILE LIVING WITHIN THEE.

WE CELEBRATE MIDWINTER

NOT SO BLEAK OR DARK

WE CELEBRATE THE CHRIST-MASS

WHILE THE ANGLES HERALD "HARK, HARK!"

JESUS IS OUR SAVIOR, 

HE IS OUR LORD OF ALL.

TO BE OUR NEW SACRIFICE

THE ANSWER TO THE 'FALL.'

PRAISE GOD: FATHER, SON AND HOLY SPIRIT

THE ONE GOD OF US ALL . . . 

WHO CLAIMS JESUS AS OUR LORD FOREVER

AND PROCLAIM HIS LOVE AS HE CALLS.
Written by Gail Tomei+

"What shall I bring to the Lord, the God of heaven, when I come to worship Him?"    Micah 6:6

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