The Sweetest Story Ever Told
Christmas is the time of year
When men abound with love and cheer;
When candles burn with glowing light
And children’s smiles are sweet and bright.
When faces tired from so much frowning
Find relief in love’s surrounding;
When hatred, greed, and sinfulness
Are lost from sight in happiness.
But most of all it is the time
For the sweetest story, so sublime;
When God, the Father, in His love
Sent down His Son from high above.
When the virgin Mary in innocence
Brought forth the Son in magnificence.
When angels sang a glorious theme
That I Am has come, peace to bring.
When shepherds ran in joy divine
To find the child from David’s line;
When wise men traveled from afar
To find the answer for the star.
When Joseph watched in admiration
A scene of eternal duration;
When cattle lowed in their shelter den
While the heavenly child shared the manger bin.
To such a story the wise might say
It is but foolishness, this Christmas way.
But to the humble, whom Christ has found
It’s the sweetest story: “Heaven’s sound.”
- Joseph R. Chambers
There is so much “good stuff” to read so I usually just open my beloved King James Bible and read the Birth of our Saviour along with so much more. It seems the more I work with others who call themselves Christian, it seems, sadly, many read about anything BUT the Blessed Word of God. Oh how it disturbs me to hear again and again, “I don’t have time to read the Bible.” Would you believe if I continue the conversation to the “world,” I usually find out they had plenty of time to watch their television for hours on any given day!! His sheep hear His voice!!
God bless! It is a blessing!
It was such a blessing to come home from work and see this beautiful poem on my e-mail. Thank you so much Bro. Chambers and may God richly bless you and yours this wonderful Christmas season
Thank you so much for this blessing!
I will copy it off and put in my Christmas cards to bless others with also!
MERRY CHRISTMAS! I pray we see you soon in the clouds to celebrate Our Savior Jesus together with all of our Brothers and Sisters!
Thanking and Praising the Lord Jesus for your faithfulness.
JESUS CHRIST is Everything and we are nothing.
I listen to you every week, and thank God for you, and pray for you. If I wasn’t on a fixed income, I would have given more this year. I will be giving again in January.
This poem is absolutely beautiful. Thank you for sharing. I would like to share it with some of my friends. May I have your permission to do so?
Hope you have a very blessed CHRISTmas, and I love you
Brother Chambers, thank you for sharing this poem with us. MERRY CHRISTMAS to you and yours, and to all my other Brothers and Sisters in Christ Jesus!