“What babe new born is this that in a manger cries? Near on her lowly bed his happy mother lies. Oh, see the air is shaken with white and heavenly wings-- This is the Lord of all the earth, this is the King of Kings.” EarthLyingMotherBornWhiteLordAirCryKingsBedWingsChristmasHeavenlyBabe Book:The Celestial Passion Source: The Celestial Passion
“O little town of Bethlehem, how still we see thee lie! Above thy deep and dreamless sleep the silent stars go by.” LittlesStillsLyingStarsSleepTownsSilentChristmasTheeBethlehemLittle TownsDreamless Sleep Author:Phillips Brooks
“Much of the beauty of Christmas lies in its challenge to look further, deeper, until we find its secret in the heart of God. But we never find that unless we look beyond the presents under the tree.” LooksHeartLyingChallengesSecretTreeDeeperChristmas Book:A Happy Trails Christmas Source: A Happy Trails Christmas
“Every year, in the deep midwinter, there descends upon this world a terrible fortnight. ... every shop is a choked mass of humanity ... nerves are jangled and frayed, purses emptied to no purposes, all amusements and all occupations suspended in favor of frightful businesses with brown paper, string, letters, cards, stamps, and crammed post offices. This period is doubtless a foretaste of whatever purgatory lies in store for human creatures.” WorldYearsHumansLyingPurposeHumanityThis WorldPeriodsTerribleCreaturesOfficePaperMassLettersStoresFavorsChristmasCardsPostsShopsBrownStringsNervesOccupationStampsAmusementPursesSuspendedPurgatoryPost OfficeFortnightMidwinter Author:Rose Macaulay