1
Love came down at Christmas,

Love all lovely, love divine;
Love was born at Christmas,
Stars and angels gave the sign.
2
Worship we the Godhead,

Love incarnate, love divine;
Worship we our Jesus:
But wherewith for sacred sign?
3
Love shall be our token,

Love be yours and love be mine,
Love to God and all men,
Love for plea and gift and sign.

by Chris­ti­na Ros­set­ti



11The Escape to Egypt



13 After they had left, an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream. The angel said to him,
"Get up, take the child and his mother, and flee to Egypt. Stay there until I tell you, because Herod intends to search for the child and kill him."

14 Joseph got up, took the child and his mother, and left for Egypt that night. 15 He stayed there until Herod died.
What the Lord had spoken through the prophet came true: "I have called my son out of Egypt."

16 When Herod saw that the wise men had tricked him, he became furious. He sent soldiers to kill all the boys two years old and younger in or near Bethlehem. This matched the exact time he had learned from the wise men.
17 Then the words spoken through the prophet Jeremiah came true:
18 "A sound was heard in Ramah, the sound of crying in bitter grief. Rachel was crying for her children. She refused to be comforted because they were dead."
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