Emphasis Preaching Journal
Sermon Illustrations for Christmas Day (2023)
Illustration
Isaiah 9:2-7
There is a verse of the Christmas carol “O Little Town of Bethlehem” that does not always make it into hymnals. I don’t recall ever singing it. The words are:
Where children pure and happy pray to the blessed child,
Where misery cries out to Thee, son of the mother mild;
Where charity stands watching and faith holds wide the door,
The dark night wakes, the glory breaks, and Christmas comes once more.
There is a verse of the Christmas carol “O Little Town of Bethlehem” that does not always make it into hymnals. I don’t recall ever singing it. The words are:
Where children pure and happy pray to the blessed child,
Where misery cries out to Thee, son of the mother mild;
Where charity stands watching and faith holds wide the door,
The dark night wakes, the glory breaks, and Christmas comes once more.