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This is the last Wednesday before Christmas! YOWZERS! The carol I selected this time is once again courtesy of my grandchildren. God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen is one of my favorite carols, but I don’t think it is played as often as many others. I was singing it in the the car the other day when my baby boomer brain blanked on the last word. I was pleasantly shocked when my grandchild knew it and sang it for me! 🙂
I have a couple of different versions of it, including the one by Jars of Clay. The grandchild currently playing on my netbook as I write this liked that version. But then he heard the one by Mannheim Steamroller and loved it also. So I decided to make a Smilebox for y’all with BOTH versions to enjoy and will share it with you on Sunday (so be sure to check back). But in the meantime, here’s another cute picture and a couple of coloring pages to share with our grandkids.
One of the reasons I love this carol is that it tells the Christmas story so wonderfully. I loved this article I found by Ace Colins, that gives more of the background of this delightful hymn. I don’t think there is one specific verse it is based on – more likely the whole passage in Luke and/or Matthew. However, my wonderful Laridian Pocket Bible with the hymns option I added to it shows Luke 2:10-11 coupled with this song. What a perfect Scripture for this song AND what an encouraging and comforting Scripture for all of us, especially in difficult and dark days.
But the angel said to them, “Do not be afraid ; for behold, I bring you good news of great joy which will be for all the people; for today in the city of David there has been born for you a Savior, who is Christ the Lord.
Here’s some Christmas stationery for grandkids AND senior parents, not to mention us, along with a couple of cute Christmas coloring pages for our grandboys and grandgirls – all to share the Good News of the Christmas story. My grandson helped me pick out the pictures and the fonts, just for you!
In a normal year, this last week before Christmas can be a crazy week full of fun activities, last minute shopping, and more. For those of us in the Sandwich Generation, you can often multiply that exponentially. That’s the time I grab on harder to God and His promises and make sure I’m spending time in His Word to keep me sane and centered in HIm during this often lovely but oh-so-busy season. This is another way of sharing that example with our grandkids, don’t you think? A lovely way of leaving a spiritual legacy – so vital in this day and age!
Now I am going to be singing that song all day — at least in my head! Merry Christmas!
🙂 🙂 🙂 A good one to have stuck, though. Merry Christmas, Kc 🙂 🙂 🙂
Blessings Kaye, How wonderful that you are sharing CAROLS with your Grandkids! You should have linked them up to our CAROLING blog hop! It was so kind and gracious to think of me and come visit, wishing me as I do you a Blessed and very Merry Christmas! Continue passing on your beautiful legacy in Jesus! I love all that you do and your insights for both sides of the “sandwich” generations before and after… I’m so glad that you have their SMILEs and God’s favor of blessing you! (it’s been too long since I’ve been visiting, I tried to find your link to your Smilebox of the songs and somehow I could not find it…if you can, link it to CAROLING so I can come listen!Thanks)
I hope you don’t mind I linked 3 of yours that I was able to LINK to… (even though one was a repeat, which we try not to do)… but I still would like “God Rest…”
What a fun post for young and old. Christmas blessings to all!
Merry Christmas to you as well Susy 🙂
Hi Peggy, Thanks 🙂 Merry Christmas! 🙂
Thanks Peggy. It was lovely to get to touch base with you again. Have a blessed and beautiful Christmas and a year full of God’s love and joy! 🙂
That stationery is so cute. Wishing you a blessed, Merry Christmas, Dear.