Ho Ho Ho, it's yet a day more to christmas, and over here in Ghana (West-Africa) a lot happens on this day. But throughout the activities that goes on, I love the nine lessons and carols show that is been organized at my church so much.
The singing, dancing and other exciting activities that goes on makes my 24th December a memorable one.
Since most of us know that, 25th December is a day set aside to celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ (Son of God), we use 24th to welcome him through carols. We sing, dance and read his words to describe how grateful we are to him for all the sacrifices, he has done for us.
Always on this day, I wake up, listen to some cool christmas carols and enjoy a lot of movies. There is this particular movies I always watch no matter what it takes. These movies includes Home Alone, Easter bunny and Baby's day out. I really enjoy them a lot so that, no matter what it takes, I watch them before 24th December ends.
During the night of 24th December, I go for the NINE LESSONS AND CAROLS show. This show is been adorned with some 9 selected Bible verses, which I will state 8 of them for you to guess the nineth one.
Throughout these lessons, carols are been sang at intervals as a welcoming of the Son of Man (Jesus Christ) to earth in the form of human.
Here are the 8 lesson as I promised;
1ST LESSON : GENESIS 3 : 8-15
2ND LESSON : GENESIS 22 : 15 -18
3RD LESSON : MATTHEW 1:18-25
4TH LESSON : ISAIAH 9 : 2, 6-7
5TH LESSON : LUKE 2 : 8-20
6TH LESSON : MATTHEW 2 : 1- 11
7TH LESSON : ISAIAH 11 : 1-4
8TH LESSON : ISAIAH 40 : 11 - 15
All through this day, there is this particular song, I listen over and over again. And this song is entitled
O Holy Night. And because of the love i have for this I will add the lyrics to my blog, it goes like.
VERSE 1
O holy night the stars are brightly shining
It is the night of our dear Saviour’s birth
Long lay the world in sin and error pining
Till He appeared and the soul felt its worth
A thrill of hope the weary world rejoices
For yonder breaks
A new and glorious morn
CHORUS 1
Fall on your knees
O hear the angel voices
O night divine
O night when Christ was born
VERSE 2
Truly He taught us to love one another
His law is love and His gospel is peace
Chains He shall break
For the slave is our brother
And in His Name
All oppression shall cease
Sweet hymns of joy
In grateful chorus raise we
Let all within us praise His holy Name
CHORUS 2
Christ is the Lord
O praise His Name forever
His power and glory
Evermore proclaim
His power and glory
Evermore proclaim
CHORUS 3
Fall on your knees
O hear the angel voices
O night divine
O night when Christ was born
O night divine
O night divine
HAPPY MERRY CHRISTMAS IN ADVANCE