Bible Verses: Jesus Rocks

Ok all we return to our study on the reign of Christ this week as we inch closer to the date in which we celebrate His birth. This week we will focus on the prophesy concerning his birth and a special hymn that was chosen to reflect my prayer that His light will once again shine in our world. A prayer that will be answered someday. . . for now we celebrate what his birth means for the world, no longer must we await a savior, no longer must we search for hope, For hope came wrapped in swaddling clothes and lying in a manger. . .

Verses for-telling the birth of Christ
all from
http://www.gotquestions.org/Old-Testament-Christ.html

"Therefore the Lord himself will give you a sign: The virgin will be with child and will give birth to a son, and will call him Immanuel." -Isaiah 7:14

"For to us a child is born, to us a son is given, and the government will be on his shoulders. And he will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace." - Isaiah 9:6

"Rejoice greatly, O Daughter of Zion! Shout, Daughter of Jerusalem! See, your king comes to you, righteous and having salvation, gentle and riding on a donkey, on a colt, the foal of a donkey." - Zechariah 9:9

Passage from the poem: The Nativity by: Henry Vaughan

"And their poor manger was thy Throne.
No swadling silks thy Limbs did fold,
Though thou could'st turn thy Rays to gold.
No rockers waited on thy birth,
No cradles stirr'd: nor did songs of mirth;
But her chast Lap and sacred Brest
Which lodg'd thee first, did give thee rest.

But stay: what light is that doth stream,
And drop here in a gilded beam?
It is thy Star runs page, and brings
Thy tributary Eastern Kings.
Lord! grant some Light to us, that we
Behold what mists eclipse the day:
How dark it is! shed down one Ray
To guide us out of this sad night,
And say once more, Let their be Light."