Beautiful Christmas Card Verses

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“And in despair I bowed my head;
“There is no peace on earth,” I said;
“For hate is strong,
And mocks the song
Of peace on earth, good-will to men!”

Then pealed the bells more loud and deep:
“God is not dead, nor doth he sleep!
The Wrong shall fail,
the Right prevail,
With peace on earth, good-will to men!”
– Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

“And cradled there in the scented hay,
In the air made sweet by the breath of kine,
The little child in the manger lay,
The child, that would be king one day
Of a kingdom not human, but divine.”
– Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

“The star was so beautiful, large and clear,
That all the other stars of the sky
Became a white mist in the atmosphere,
And by this they knew that the coming was near
Of the Prince foretold in the prophecy.”
– Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

“Today in the town of David
a Savior has been born to you:
he is Christ the Lord.”
– Holy Bible

“We have seen His star in the East,
and have come to worship Him.”
– Holy Bible

“For unto us a child is born…”
– Holy Bible

“And suddenly there was the angel,
a multitude of the heavenly host,
praising God and saying:
‘Glory to God in the highest’.”
– Holy Bible

“The Song of the Angels:
‘Glory to God in the highest
and on earth, Peace’.”
– Holy Bible

“And there were shepherds out in the field,
keeping watch by night.
And an angel of the Lord appeared to them,
and the glory of the Lord shone around them.”
– Holy Bible

“She shall bring forth a son,
and thou shall call His name Jesus;
for He shall save His people from their sins.”
– Holy Bible

“Behold…
I bring you good tidings of great joy.”
– Holy Bible

“I’m dreaming of a white Christmas,
Just like the ones I used to know,
Where the tree tops glisten
And children listen
To hear sleigh bells in the snow.”
– Irving Berlin

“Jingle bells, jingle bells
Jingle all the way!
O what fun it is to ride
On a one-horse open sleigh
Oh! Jingle bells, jingle bells
Jingle all the way!
O what fun it is to ride
On a one-horse open sleigh”
– James Lord Pierpont

“Dashing through the snow
On a one-horse open sleigh
Over fields we go
Laughing all the way
Bells on bob-tails ring
Keeping spirits bright
Oh What fun it is to sing
A sleighing song tonight”
– James Lord Pierpont

“Angels from the realms of glory,
Wing your flight o’er all the earth;
Ye who sang creation’s story,
Now proclaim Messiah’s birth:
Come and worship,
Come and worship,
Worship Christ, the newborn King!”
– James Montgomery

“Christians, awake, salute the happy morn
Whereon the Saviour of the world was born
Rise to adore the mystery of love
Which hosts of angels chanted from above
With them the joyful tidings first begun
Of God incarnate and the Virgin’s Son”
– John Byron

“Somehow, not only for Christmas,
But all the long year through,
The joy that you give to others
Is the joy that comes back to you;
And the more you spend in blessing
The poor and lonely and sad,
The more of your heart‘s possessing
Returns to make you glad.”
– John Greenleaf Whittier

“This is the month, and this the happy morn
Wherein the Son of Heav’n's eternal King,
Of wedded Maid, and Virgin Mother born,
Our great redemption from above did bring;
For so the holy sages once did sing,
That he our deadly forfeit should release,
And with his Father work us a perpetual peace.”
– John Milton

“Remember
This December,
That love weighs more than gold!”
– Josephine Dodge Daskam Bacon

” We’ll light a log of generous girth
For winter comfort, and the mirth
Of healthy children you shall see
About a sparkling Christmas tree.”
– Leslie Pinckney Hill

”
Let Christmas not become a thing
Merely of merchant’s trafficking,
Of tinsel, bell and holly wreath
And surface pleasure, but beneath
The childish glamour, let us find
Nourishment for soul and mind.
Let us follow kinder ways
Through our teeming human maze,
And help the age of peace to come
From a Dreamer’s martyrdom.”
– Madeline Morse

“At Christmas-tide the open hand
Scatters its bounty o’er sea and land,
And none are left to grieve alone,
For Love is heaven and claims its own.”
– Margaret Elizabeth Sangster

“The peace of Christmas fills our hearts,
Inspiring many living deeds.
It takes our cares and fears away
And gives the courage each one needs.”
– Margaret H. Wright

“Jesus soon is coming,
and Christmas too,
Good reason for being happy,
Helping people to do.”
– Miguel Ángel Sáenz Gutiérrez

“I manage a toast to the Christmas tree
and one to the sweet absurdity
in the miracle of the verb to be.
Lucky you, lucky me.”
– Miller Williams

“When Christmas bells are ringing
The carols old and true
Of you, dear friend, I’m thinking,
And I send my wish to you.”
– Mrs. W. Baggott

“The world’s alive with Christmas joy!
Come join the merry throng.
You’ll find upon your lips a smile,
Within your heart a song.”
– Nadine Brothers Lybarger

“All glory be to
God on high
And to the earth be peace;
Goodwill henceforth
From heaven to men
Begin and never cease!”
– Nathan Tate

“Christmas is forever, not for just one day,
for loving, sharing, giving, are not to put away
like bells and lights and tinsel, in some box upon a shelf.
The good you do for others is good you do yourself…”
– Norman Wesley Brooks

“Please to put a nickel, please to put a dime. How petitions trickle in at Christmas time!”
– Phyllis McGinley

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