Joy to the World , the Lord is come!
Let earth receive her King;
Let every heart prepare Him room,
And Heaven and nature sing,
And Heaven and nature sing,
And Heaven, and Heaven, and nature sing.
Joy to the World, the Savior reigns!
Let men their songs employ;
While fields and floods, rocks, hills and plains
Repeat the sounding joy,
Repeat the sounding joy,
Repeat, repeat, the sounding joy.
No more let sins and sorrows grow,
Nor thorns infest the ground;
He comes to make His blessings flow
Far as the curse is found,
Far as the curse is found,
Far as, far as, the curse is found.
He rules the world with truth and grace,
And makes the nations prove
The glories of His righteousness,
And wonders of His love,
And wonders of His love,
And wonders, wonders, of His love.
292 Christmas have come and gone since Isaac Watts wrote this song in 1719. The words still move hearts. In a world with no hope, no peace and no joy, a little baby was born. That little baby was Jesus, Emanuel, God with us. I love the part that says "let every heart prepare Him room". There are so many things that we prepare at Christmas time. We prepare the gifts, we prepare the food, we prepare the decorations... do we stop to prepare our hearts? The stamp I used on my card for today, I bought many years ago. Not your typical Christmas sentiment, but I really like it.
"Glory to God in the highest, and on Earth peace, good will toward men" (Luke 2:14) This is the scripture that Miesje, picked for us this week. Her challenge is to make a Christmas card/project that shows the true meaning of Christmas. Our sponsor this week is Our Daily Bread Designs.
Check out what my wonderful Stampin Sisters have created at Stampin' Sisters in Christ.
Let earth receive her King;
Let every heart prepare Him room,
And Heaven and nature sing,
And Heaven and nature sing,
And Heaven, and Heaven, and nature sing.
Joy to the World, the Savior reigns!
Let men their songs employ;
While fields and floods, rocks, hills and plains
Repeat the sounding joy,
Repeat the sounding joy,
Repeat, repeat, the sounding joy.
No more let sins and sorrows grow,
Nor thorns infest the ground;
He comes to make His blessings flow
Far as the curse is found,
Far as the curse is found,
Far as, far as, the curse is found.
He rules the world with truth and grace,
And makes the nations prove
The glories of His righteousness,
And wonders of His love,
And wonders of His love,
And wonders, wonders, of His love.
292 Christmas have come and gone since Isaac Watts wrote this song in 1719. The words still move hearts. In a world with no hope, no peace and no joy, a little baby was born. That little baby was Jesus, Emanuel, God with us. I love the part that says "let every heart prepare Him room". There are so many things that we prepare at Christmas time. We prepare the gifts, we prepare the food, we prepare the decorations... do we stop to prepare our hearts? The stamp I used on my card for today, I bought many years ago. Not your typical Christmas sentiment, but I really like it.
"Glory to God in the highest, and on Earth peace, good will toward men" (Luke 2:14) This is the scripture that Miesje, picked for us this week. Her challenge is to make a Christmas card/project that shows the true meaning of Christmas. Our sponsor this week is Our Daily Bread Designs.
Check out what my wonderful Stampin Sisters have created at Stampin' Sisters in Christ.
Hi MariLynn! I just LOVE your card... the stamp is so perfect!!! I always love reading your thoughts as well... God has gifted you with wisdom and the ability to teach!!! Thanks for using your gifts to glorify Him! You inspire me so much and I love you dearly! Merry Christmas to you and your family!
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Grace
Good morning my sister..What a lovely card, beautiful lace and beautiful sentiment. Have a Merry Christmas and sending you HUGS. :)
ReplyDeleteI just love the sentiment on your card Marilynn!! Such a pretty design with the lace and pine framing!! Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to you and your family.
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Chris
This is beautiful - I love the lace and that sentiment is wonderful! Have a wonderful Christmas and a New Year filled with blessings!
ReplyDeleteOh MariLynn I love this sentiment and your card is beautifully simple - as I would love Christmas to be :-). Thank you for all your words of wisdom this past year.
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Maxine
Marilyn, this immediately touched my heart with it's beauty and very spirit of the words. Gorgeous! And I enjoyed reading about the song, also. Merry CHRISTmas.
ReplyDeleteI love this sentiment!!! Your card is beautiful! I am in awe of those who color like you do! :)
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