A Happy Christmas!

"Adoration of the Shepherds"

by Francois Boucher, 1750

Born On A New Day

by John Rutter, and performed by

The Cambridge Singers

You are the new day.

Meekness, love, humility,

Come down to us this day:

Christ, your birth has proved to me,

You are the new day.

Quiet in a stall you lie,

Angels watching from the sky

Whisper to you from on high,

'You are the new day.'

When our life is darkest night,

Hope has burned away,

Love, your ray of guiding light,

Show us the new day.

Love of all things great and small,

Leaving none, embracing all,

Fold around me where I fall,

Bring in the new day.

This new day will be

A turning point for everyone,

If we let the Christ-child in,

And reach for the new day.

Christ, the Way, the Truth, the Life,

Healing sadness, mending strife,

You we welcome, Lord of Life.

Born on a new day,

You are the new day.

I thank you all for reading, and for listening to

the Musical Advent Calendar this Christmas. It has been such a pleasure

to be with you all again this year. Thank you for your comments,

your emails, and good wishes.

Wishing you a wonderful, blessed Christmas,

surrounded by all those whom you love best!

xoxo CGF