Christmas Carol for the New Year.

On the internet I found the words for an odd Christmas carol. It was stated that it is sometimes sung on the Sunday after Christmas. It begins with these words:

There's snow on the mountain and ice on the pond, The Wise Men are home now in the back of beyond. The Shepherd's have left us; the heavens are dumb; There's no one to tell us why Jesus has come.

It ends:

But God's in His heaven, and Jesus has come to show every sinner he's welcome back home, To be this world's Saviour from hunger and fear, And give us new courage to face the New Year.

I hope that this Christmas season has helped you to have courage to face the New Year. One of the names given to Jesus was Immanuel which means God with us. He was with us during our Christmas celebrations and will be with us in 2012.

Yours in Christ,

David

Rev. David Smith