We wondered, what will Christmas be this year
When death and desolation stalk the land?
Thousands lost their homes, their kin most dear
In a frenzy of floods and winds and boiling sand!
And yet, still they hope! And not in vain!
Facing tomorrow from fathomless deprivation
Seizing joy from sorrow, embracing pain!
Upholding life, sheer life, with jubilation!
There must be something more than mortal then
Whence springs hope. And indomitable will.
Faith! Fulfilled when God dwelt among men!
Born of the Virgin in a cave on a hill!
God with us! Heaven's choirs sing out!
Isn't this what Christmas is all about?
Christmas 1991
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