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O How Shall I Keep My Christmas?
Author: Rev. John Westall Appears in 3 hymnals Topics: Christmas Used With Tune: [O how shall I keep my Christmas?]
O How Shall I Keep My Christmas?
Wondrous New Year
Author: Carl Yenetchi; Betty Yenetchi Appears in 1 hymnal First Line: We all look forward to this new year Lyrics: 1 We all look forward to this new year,
Given to us by our dear Lord.
A year for us all to be growing in spirit and in love,
A year for us all to be learning,
The things that the Lord will teach.
All things full of love so true,
The things He’d have us do.
2 O what a blessing is this new year,
Filled with joy and peace for us,
Preparing our hearts for the coming
Of a wondrous new time.
New glorious bells will be ringing,
Our voices sing loud and clear,
Spreading love from our Lord and Savior,
The One who loves us all.
3 What a joyous time of true peace,
Keeping with the prophecy,
Of loving each other we increase,
And loving hearts ne’er cease.
Angelic refrains make our hearts new,
Filled with such truth divine.
Love comes surely from Heaven,
A healing love so sublime. Used With Tune: [We all look forward to this new year]
Wondrous New Year
O How Shall I Keep My Christmas?
Author: John Westall, 1816-1890 Hymnal: The Cyber Hymnal #4988 Lyrics: 1. O how shall I keep my Christmas?
My heart whispered softly to me,
For I had been reading the story
Of the Lord’s nativity;
And slowly and clearly before me
The words like pictures rise,
And the scenes appear in the beauty
Of the starry Syrian skies.
2. O cradled He was in a manger!
For lowly and poor was He,
Whose throne is the splendors of heaven
Whose pow’r is infinity;
And He bore His cross to save us,
To save us from death and sin,
And He trod all alone the winepress
To make us pure and clean.
3. In glory the hosts of the angels
Came singing His song of praise,
And filling the heav’ns with their music
In those wonderful old days;
Singing Glory to God in the highest!
And peace upon earth,
And the mighty chorus of voices
Pealed forth Good will to all.
4. O how shall I keep my Christmas?
As they keep it in heaven above;
O keep it with peace and thanksgiving,
And kindliest deed of love;
And share with the poor and needy
The joys which the Lord gives thee;
And thy heart shall keep with the angels
The Lord’s nativity. Languages: English Tune Title: [O how shall I keep my Christmas?]
O How Shall I Keep My Christmas?
O How Shall I Keep My Christmas?
Author: Rev. John Westall Hymnal: The New Hosanna #20 (1902) Topics: Christmas Languages: English Tune Title: [O how shall I keep my Christmas?]
O How Shall I Keep My Christmas?
O How Shall I Keep My Christmas
Author: Rev. John Westall Hymnal: Sunday School Hymnal #185 (1912) First Line: O how shall I keep my Christmas? Languages: English Tune Title: WESTALL
O How Shall I Keep My Christmas
John Westall
1816 - 1890 Person Name: John Westall, 1816-1890 Author of "O How Shall I Keep My Christmas?" in The Cyber Hymnal
John Westall
John Worcester
1834 - 1900 Person Name: John Worcester, 1834-1900 Composer of "[O how shall I keep my Christmas?]" in The Cyber Hymnal Born: February 13, 1834, Boston, Massachusetts. Died: May 2, 1900, Newtonville, Massachusetts.
Worcester studied at the Lawrence Scientific School of Harvard University, giving attention especially to anatomy, physiology, chemistry and related subjects. He was a close student, giving much time and thought to the study of Correspondences, or the relation of the world without to the world within, and the use of Scriptures of natural objects as symbols of spiritual life. As a result of this study he published: The Animals of the Bible; Plants of the Bible, and Physiology Correspondences. Later his thought was given to more conservative interpretations of the Bible, and as a fruit of his study we have Genesis and Exodus, and Matthew’s Gospel. He also revised many translations of Swedenborg’s works.
Worcester served as minister of the New Jerusalem Church for 45 years; pastor of the Newton Society (1857-1900); General Pastor of the Massachusetts Association; vice-president and president of the General Convention of the New Church in America; principal of Waltham New Church School; president of New Church Theological School (1881-94); and member of the Newton School Board.
Worcester held Sunday services in the study near his summer home at Intervale, in the New Hampshire mountains. Here friends and strangers from a distance assembled for worship, and went away refreshed and uplifted with the Promise of Peace."
Cyber Hymnal
John Worcester
Betty J. Yenetchi
Person Name: Betty Yenetchi Author of "Wondrous New Year" in The Cyber Hymnal
Betty J. Yenetchi
