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A Season of Love 

Christmas is so many things, I know, 
Like candy and holly and mistletoe, 
Or lighted candles on a Christmas tree
Or a month-long, frantic shopping spree.
It's a time to bake and to decorate,
For sending out cards and to celebrate.
Christmas is laughter that's sprinkled with tears,
Fond mem'ries of friends from those bygone years.
It's Frosty and Santa, Rudolph and elves,
A time to reflect and examine ourselves. 
It's snowballs and sleigh rides into the night, 
Bone-chilling breezes and stars shining bright.
Christmas for some is a new pair of shoes,
A hand-me-down coat your big brother can't use...
But more than these things, above all the rest,
It's a season of love when all earth is blessed 
By a Child in a manager in old Bethlehem 
Where His star in the East never grows dim. 
On this very night, so tender and mild,
The hope of mankind is reborn in a Child!

Clay Harrison 

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Gifts I'd Leave You

The gifts I'd leave beneath your tree
Aren't those that you can touch nor see, 
Not wrapped in Christmas tissue gay, 
But gifts to bless you every day, 

The gift of friendship, warm and true, 
Is one that I would leave for you. 
Good health and happiness and cheer
To keep you smiling through the year. 
The gift of peace that comes from God, 
With prayer to guide each path you trod, 
And when your heart has lost its song, 
The gift of hope to cheer you on. 

These are the gifts I'd leave for you 
To bring you joy your whole life through. 

Kay Hoffman 

All the earth shall be filled 
with the glory of the Lord. 
Numbers 14:21

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