Wednesday, December 25, 2013

Good Jule

Scandinavian paper art!




Christina Rosetti...

A Christmas Carol

In the bleak mid-winter
Frosty wind made moan,
Earth stood hard as iron,
Water like a stone;
Snow had fallen, snow on snow,
Snow on snow,
In the bleak mid-winter
Long ago.
Our God, Heaven cannot hold Him
Nor earth sustain;
Heaven and earth shall flee away
When He comes to reign:
In the bleak mid-winter
A stable-place sufficed
The Lord God Almighty
Jesus Christ.
Enough for Him, whom cherubim
Worship night and day,
A breastful of milk
And a mangerful of hay;
Enough for Him, whom angels
Fall down before,
The ox and ass and camel
Which adore.
Angels and archangels
May have gathered there,
Cherubim and seraphim
Thronged the air,
But only His mother
In her maiden bliss
Worshipped the Beloved
With a kiss.
What can I give Him,
Poor as I am?
If I were a shepherd
I would bring a lamb,
If I were a Wise Man
I would do my part, –
Yet what I can I give Him,
Give my heart.

                             

Another Christina Rosetti!!
(another….)
A Christmas Carol

Before the paling of the stars,
Before the winter morn,
Before the earliest cockcrow
Jesus Christ was born:
Born in a stable,
Cradled in a manger,
In the world His Hands had made
Born a Stranger.
Priest and King lay fast asleep
In Jerusalem,
Young and old lay fast asleep
In crowded Bethlehem:
Saint and Angel, Ox and Ass,
Kept a watch together,
Before the Christmas daybreak
In the winter weather.
Jesus on His Mother's breast
In the stable cold,
Spotless Lamb of God was He,
Shepherd of the Fold:
Let us kneel with Mary Maid,
With Joseph bent and hoary,
With Saint and Angel, Ox and Ass,
To hail the King of Glory.


I hope it was a wonderful Christmas for you all.
I have a hard time leaving it behind so
I hope you don't mind if I continue
to bask in the
spirit of it all.
; )

Moving towards a new year.
Have so many things to work on
jumbling around in my brain!


Meanwhile,
here's to riding the wave of
love and joy for just a few days more.


Sending all the season's happy vibes your way!
Love to you all!
xoxo

1 comment:

  1. The nativity paper art was fabulous. Thanks for keeping Christmas in my heart, where it should be all year long!

    ReplyDelete

Love to hear from you, little cutie-kins!

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