by MJR | Dec 19, 2025 | Genuine Hope
Moved by the Spirit, he went into the temple courts. When the parents brought in the child Jesus to do for him what the custom of the Law required, Simeon took him in his arms and praised God, saying: “Sovereign Lord, as you have promised, you may now dismiss your...
by MJR | Dec 18, 2025 | Genuine Hope
Sweet Little Jesus childBorn in a mangersweet little Jesus childThey didn’t know who you wereSome say you were a prophetSome say you were just a manSweet little Jesus childThey didn’t know who, who you wereIn the opening lines of “Sweet Little Jesus Child/Go...
by MJR | Dec 17, 2025 | Genuine Hope
O come, all ye faithfulJoyful and triumphantO come ye, oh come ye to BethlehemCome and behold himBorn the king of angelsOh come let us adore himOh come let us adore himOh come let us adore himChrist the Lord It’s been more than ten years since Patrina and I...
by MJR | Dec 16, 2025 | Genuine Hope
Now the birth of Jesus Christ took place in this way. When his mother Mary had been betrothed to Joseph, before they came together she was found to be with child from the Holy Spirit. And her husband Joseph, being a just man and unwilling to put her to shame, resolved...
by MJR | Dec 15, 2025 | Genuine Hope
Joy to the world, the Lord is come;Let earth receive her King!Let every heart prepare him roomAnd heaven and nature sing!And heaven and nature sing!And heaven, and heaven, and nature sing. – lsaac WattsIssac Watts was a pastor and hymn writer who wrote a book of...
