Four Shires Magazine

A Christmas Message
Christmas Day is almost here
Another year's end is drawing near
So just before that time has come
Let glad tidings be heard by everyone
That message spread far and wide
Circulated by life's ever swelling tide
Christmas time should be merry and jolly
Wreathed in mistletoe and holly
Snowflakes falling thick and fast
Staying only ‘til the feast is past
But Christmas joy should always remain
And stay in our hearts to assuage life's pain
Which comes to everyone, now and again
So cast aside those cares and woes
They've been with us long enough, goodness knows
Thus Heaven came down to men on earth
And shared with us that lowly birth
And gave mankind a hope renewed
That he would not die in solitude
But life with God for ever and ever
And from His love be parted never
And thus it is, that we all wish
A Merry Christmas to Everyone