元旦英語詩歌朗誦

　　'twas the night before christmas

　　by debra coe

　　'twas the night before christmas and all through the house

　　not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse

　　the stockings were hung by the chimney with care

　　with thoughts of st. nicholas and what he'd bring there.

　　the children were nestled all snug in their beds

　　without a moment of bowing their heads.

　　the scriptures were thrown on the shelves without care.

　　little hope of remembering the precious words there.

　　and i with the tinsel and ma with the lights

　　had prepared for christmas with no thoughts of christ.

　　we had snowmen and elves and of course santa claus.

　　we thought we had decorated without any flaws.

　　for weeks we'd prepared with lots of traditions,

　　cards of course and so much work in the kitchen.

　　we'd been to parties galore all dressed up in frills

　　and spent hours at stores to get the best deals.

　　the lights on the house were all flashing with fun

　　lots of presents under the tree; we thought we were done.

　　we thought not of the needy, nor help to a stranger,

　　we thought not of the poor, and not of a manger.

　　no angels were singing in our house that night

　　we hadn't invited them so none were in sight.

　　the real spirit of christmas was absent as well.

　　for only christ's spirit will make our hearts swell.

　　and i wondered that christmas how it could be

　　that the christmas spirit wasn't stronger in me

　　why christmas didn't seem as it was in the past

　　why christmas just came and went by very fast.

　　when out of my wondering mind did appear.

　　some scriptures i'd learned as a child so dear.

　　of a loving kind father who gave his own son

　　god saw all our needs and chose christ as the one.

　　christ has the power to serve us so well

　　healing the things that can lead to spiritual jail

　　i could change if i wanted with eyes that could see

　　"come follow me," was his only plea.

　　i decided to change and begged forgiveness please

　　and asked how to serve him while down on my knees

　　serve others and do it as if unto him

　　was the answer i heard in the sound of a hymn

　　i rushed from my bed and i got scriptures for all.

　　so we could start christmas just right after all.

　　so christmas day we planed for the months yet to come

　　of people we'd serve and we talked of the fun

　　now angels are singing in our home today

　　we finally invited them to come our way.

　　and christmas is lasting the whole long year through,

　　with scriptures, prayer and devotion his spirit grew.