dreamer2009

[h=1]Christmas Bells[/h] I heard the bells on Christmas Day
Their old, familiar carols play,
And wild and sweet
The words repeat
Of peace on earth, good-will to men!
And thought how, as the day had come,
The belfries of all Christendom
Had rolled along
The unbroken song
Of peace on earth, good-will to men!
Till, ringing, singing on its way
The world revolved from night to day,
A voice, a chime,
A chant sublime
Of peace on earth, good-will to men!
Then from each black, accursed mouth
The cannon thundered in the South,
And with the sound
The Carols drowned
Of peace on earth, good-will to men!
And in despair I bowed my head;
'There is no peace on earth,' I said;
'For hate is strong,
And mocks the song
Of peace on earth, good-will to men!'
Then pealed the bells more loud and deep:
'God is not dead; nor doth he sleep!
The Wrong shall fail,
The Right prevail,
With peace on earth, good-will to men!'

dreamer2009

[h=1]It Came Upon A Midnight Clear[/h] This timeless classic was written by Edmund Hamilton Sears in 1849. The carol started life as a poem written by its author who was a minister living in Massachusetts at the time. The music was composed by American musician Richard Storrs Willis in 1859, who was inspired by the words of the poem.
It came upon the midnight clear,
That glorious song of old,
From angels bending near the earth,
To touch their harps of gold:
"Peace on the earth, goodwill to men
From heavens all gracious King!"
The world in solemn stillness lay
To hear the angels sing.
Still through the cloven skies they come,
With peaceful wings unfurled;
And still their heavenly music floats
O'er all the weary world:
Above its sad and lowly plains
They bend on hovering wing,
And ever o'er its Babel sounds
The blessed angels sing.
O ye beneath life's crushing load,
Whose forms are bending low,
Who toil along the climbing way
With painful steps and slow;
Look now, for glad and golden hours
Come swiftly on the wing;
Oh rest beside the weary road
And hear the angels sing.
For lo! the days are hastening on,
By prophets seen of old,
When with the ever-circling years
Shall come the time foretold,
When the new heaven and earth shall own
The Prince of Peace, their King,
And the whole world send back the song
Which now the angels sing.

3NorwichTerr

All right, except 17 was Jingle Bells but I think Carol of the Bells works just as well.

Deby

Lv2sew2011

She looks nice and warm!

Donna

tlrnhi

Ok, update on the sewing machine. I did some research and now I'm IN LOVE with the Quattro 2. But...it's listing at $7999..UGH! So, since it's what I want, I can wait, save my money and maybe, just maybe I can get a nice deal on one at one of the quilt shows. Mid Atlantic Quilt Show is in Feb and then there are 3 on the same weekend in Lancaster, PA, which I will be at all 3!! woohoo!

JenGaile

I am still waiting for my SS package Hopefully it will get here soon. But, on the bright side, I won't have to stare at it to long before I get to open it

sharon b

Want to see what I spent the afternoon doing ? And yes we will share - help yourself

dreamer2009

Sharon who all is the pics ???

TiltedEars

She's a beautiful girl & wearing such a lovely purple jacket. Great job!

sharon b

In the top one is my 2 sisters in Maroon - in blue my niece Makayla, purple niece Makenzie, nephew Matt ( I call him Dewey) sitting on the chair sucking on her knife my niece Danielle

In the second one on the left my sister Barb ( who just started quilting this year with me ) my niece Danielle, and with her back to us my niece Maranda , on the other side of the table in white is Barbs daughter my niece Samantha ( I taught her to sew also and helped make a quilt with her for Home Ec class in school , we got an A ) my niece Makenzie and nephew Matt

Last one the best of the cookies