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The Christ child lay in the ox’s stall.The stars shone great and the stars shone small,but one bright star outshone them all.The cattle stood in the cleanly strawand strange to them was the sight they saw.The ox and donkey watched with awe.The shepherds ran from the uplands wide,the sheepbells tinkled, the angels criedjoy to the […]

Come, Lord Jesus! Do not delay!Give courage to your people who trust in your love. Christmas Eve Prayer

O Emmanuel,our King and Lawgiver,the Expected of nations and their Savior:Come and save us,O Lord our God. O Antiphons

O King of the Gentiles and theDesired of the nations, you are the cornerstonethat binds two into one. Come, and save poorhumankind whom you fashioned out of clay. O Antiphons

O Rising Dawn,Radiance of the Light eternal and Sun of Justice;come, and enlighten those who sit in darkness and the shadow of death, O Antiphons

O Key of David and Scepter of the house of Israel:you open and no one closes;you close and no one opens.Come, and deliver us from the chains of prison,we who sit in darkness and the shadow of death. O Antiphons

O Root of Jesse,You stand for an ensign of humankind;before you leaders keep silence,and to you all nations shall have recourse.Come, save us, and do not delay, O Antiphons

Adonai, you are the covenant maker and the promise giver. You appeared to Moses in the burning bush and gave him the Commandments. Come, set us free to serve you. O Antiphons

Wisdom, playing before God from the beginning, the dance of all creation comes from you. You keep our world spinning. Come, teach us the order of things, the steps of your dance. O Antiphons

May we be blessed by the Light of Christ. May a spark be kindled in each heart, to flicker like a candle flame. May Christ fill us with his light so that we may illuminate a dark place, for his sake. Amen.   ~ The Community of the Holy Name, Oakwood, England