FReeper Canteen ~ For Unto You Is Born This Day...A Savior...Christ The Lord ~ 25 December 2011

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[Kathy in Alaska]

 

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LUKE 2:1-20
King James Version (KJV)

1And it came to pass in those days, that there went out a decree from Caesar Augustus that all the world should be taxed.

2(And this taxing was first made when Cyrenius was governor of Syria.)

3And all went to be taxed, every one into his own city.

4And Joseph also went up from Galilee, out of the city of Nazareth, into Judaea, unto the city of David, which is called Bethlehem; (because he was of the house and lineage of David:)

5To be taxed with Mary his espoused wife, being great with child.

6And so it was, that, while they were there, the days were accomplished that she should be delivered.

7And she brought forth her firstborn son, and wrapped him in swaddling clothes, and laid him in a manger; because there was no room for them in the inn.

8And there were in the same country shepherds abiding in the field, keeping watch over their flock by night.

9And, lo, the angel of the Lord came upon them, and the glory of the Lord shone round about them: and they were sore afraid.

10And the angel said unto them, Fear not: for, behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people.

11For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Savior, which is Christ the Lord.

12And this shall be a sign unto you; Ye shall find the babe wrapped in swaddling clothes, lying in a manger.

13And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God, and saying,

14Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will toward men.

15And it came to pass, as the angels were gone away from them into heaven, the shepherds said one to another, Let us now go even unto Bethlehem, and see this thing which is come to pass, which the Lord hath made known unto us.

16And they came with haste, and found Mary, and Joseph, and the babe lying in a manger.

17And when they had seen it, they made known abroad the saying which was told them concerning this child.

18And all they that heard it wondered at those things which were told them by the shepherds.

19But Mary kept all these things, and pondered them in her heart.

20And the shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all the things that they had heard and seen, as it was told unto them.

 

[Publius]

(From last night)

”Pifa”, sometimes translated as “Pastoral Symphony”, is Handel’s attempt to recreate the sound of shepherds’ bagpipes. It grew in length over the years, but by 1754 Handel had reduced it to its original 11 bars as a lead-in to four short accompanied soprano recitatives, each intended to ratchet up the tension. They in turn lead into a chorus, “Glory to God”, where the trumpets appear for the first time. Note the word painting, high voices for heaven and the low voices for peace on earth. At the end, Handel marks the ending pianissimo as the vision fades. (Luke)

Pifa & There were shepherds abiding in the field & And lo, the angel of the Lord came upon them & And the angel said unto them & And suddenly there was with the angel & Glory to God

[Lady Jag]

**MEG**

[Cindy]

"And the angel said unto them, Fear not: for, behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people. For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord." -from THE BIBLE: Luke 2:10-11

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[Cindy]

Thread bump and a blessed Christmas to you Kathy.

[Kathy in Alaska]

A very Merry Christmas to you and yours, Markos.

[gargoyle]

...Thanks for the ping rab, Merry Christmas to all yall FReepers.

[gidget7]

Merry Christmas everyone, May God Bless you all!!

[WSGilcrest]

Thank you for your commentary, I’m enjoying this immensely.

[Kathy in Alaska]

My Dad came and said he dropped something under his desk...I spent 15 minutes looking EVERYWHERE under there without finding it. After I finally got back up, we found it on the desk. d:o)

[Publius]

If you go to last night's FReeper Canteen, starting at Post #11, and for the next three hours, I ran the entire "Messiah" in Hogwood's 1982 videotaped performance at Westminster Abbey.

There was commentary galore. I may make this an annual event.

[WSGilcrest]

I’ve already gone back to your posting history and copied with all the links to the videos and shared them with my family and friends. Thank you, again!

[Kathy in Alaska]

Merry Christmas, JJ, to you and yours.

And thanks for your service to our country.

[oldteen]

Been there...done that...with my Mom. Kept me busy tho! ;)

[The Mayor]

Freep mail me to be on or off the Daily Bread ping list

Now Is The Time
December 25, 2011

During our church’s Christmas celebration, I watched the choir members assemble in front of the congregation while the music director rifled through papers on a slim black stand. The instruments began, and the singers launched into a well-known song that started with these words: “Come, now is the time to worship.”

Although I expected to hear a time-honored Christmas carol, I smiled at the appropriate choice of music. Earlier that week I had been reading Luke’s account of Jesus’ birth, and I noticed that the first Christmas lacked our modern-day parties, gifts, and feasting—but it did include worship.

After the angel announced Jesus’ birth to some wide-eyed shepherds, a chorus of angels began “praising God and saying: ‘Glory to God in the highest!’” (Luke 2:13-14). The shepherds responded by running to Bethlehem where they found the newborn King lying in a barnyard bassinet. They returned to their fields “glorifying and praising God for all the things that they had heard and seen” (v.20). Coming face to face with the Son inspired the shepherds to worship the Father.

Today, consider your response to Jesus’ arrival on earth. Is there room for worship in your heart on this day that celebrates His birth?

Grant us, Father, hearts of worship
At this time of Jesus’ birth;
We would see anew His glory
Shine throughout this sin-cursed earth. —D. De Haan

Heaven’s choir came down to sing

Read: Luke 2:8-20

Glory to God in the highest! —Luke 2:14

Bible in a year:
Zephaniah 1-3; Revelation 16

[potlatch]

Merry Christmas my friend.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Merry Christmas, Sarge...((HUGS))

Is your Christmas gonna be white?

[Hoodat]

ATTENTION EVERYBODY! SANTA CLAUS IS GOING TO BE HERE IN TEN MINUTES. I JUST HEARD IT ON THE NEWS!!!

[HiJinx]

Happy Christmas Eve, MA.

Piper is down for the count, and Santa is busy putting her gifts under the tree.

All the family is here, and all is well with the world.

[Old Sarge]

{{{{{ KATHY!!! }}}}}

Merry Christmas, Ma!
No snow, just a dreary dry day today.

[Kathy in Alaska]

MERRY CHRISTMAS, yorkie!
Thanks for the wonderful story about the legend of the candy cane.