Peace-Hope-Joy... This

Should cares of life

And tares of strife

And shares of gray and gold

Cause us to fret

And then forget

The blessings that we hold

Should mortal fear

And morbid tear

And lords of want and woe

Blind Surety

By what we see

Rather than what we know…

Should giving up

Become the cup

That tortures our thirst

Then we should pause

And pray, because

God loves us, loved us first

Then, in this flight

Of morn to night

In spite of trouble’s fuss

Pray we know this;

Peace-hope-joy is

The love of God in us

© Janet Martin

Oh, let the Reason for this season

Descend from above

 To light our way from day to day

With peace, hope, joy and love

And the angel said unto them, Fear not: for, behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people. For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord. And this shall be a sign unto you; Ye shall find the babe wrapped in swaddling clothes, lying in a manger. And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God, and saying,

Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will toward men.

And it came to pass, as the angels were gone away from them into heaven, the shepherds said one to another, Let us now go even unto Bethlehem, and see this thing which is come to pass, which the Lord hath made known unto us.

Luke 2:10-15