To the Humble Shepherds – v2

The angels proclaimed

singing the Gospel, the story

Advent, the coming of the Christ-child

that Christmas night so long ago

singing in the heavens

to the humble shepherds alone

All of the heavenly host

singing hallelujahs into the night

to the workers in the field

proclaiming His birth

Not to the royalty,

the wealthy or the priests

to the lowly shepherds,

with their animals out in the fields

They went, in joy

to the waiting stable

To his humble manger bed

the fulfillment of prophecy

the child in our midst

Christ born to thee

Edited November 13, 2013

To the Humble Shepherds – v2

December 27, 2009

To the Humble Shepherds

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2009/12/to-humble-shepherds.html

Lighting of the Advent wreath liturgy,

and lessons and carol service,

an adaptation of a service of carols by Reverend Richard J. Fairchild

and Taffy Cole, 2001 and 2004

by Reverend Huntley Halvorson and Pastor Ruth L. Foss,

Suncook United Methodist Church

Suncook, NH

December 27, 2009

1^st Sunday after Christmas

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