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Glory Alleluia

La plus belle nuit du monde
C'est cette nuit de Noël
Où les bergers étonnés
Ont levé les yeux vers le ciel
Une étoile semble dire
Suivez-moi je vous conduis
Il est né cette nuit

The most beautiful night of the world
Is that Christmas night
When shepherds surprised
Rise their eyes to the sky
A star seems to say
"Follow me I will lead you
He was born on this night"

Glory Glory Alleluia
Glory Glory Alleluia
Glory Glory Alleluia, chantons chantons Noël


Glory Glory Alleluia
Glory Glory Alleluia
Glory Glory Alleluia, let's sing sing Christmas

Sur la paille d'une étable
Ils se sont agenouillés
Les pauvres comme les princes
Au pied de l'enfant nouveau-né
Et ce chant comme une source
A traversé le pays
Il est né cette nuit


On the straw of a table
They kneeled down
Poors and princes as well
At the feet of the new born child
And this song like a spring
Has crossed over the country
He was born on this night

Glory Glory Alleluia
Glory Glory Alleluia
Glory Glory Alleluia, chantons chantons Noël


Glory Glory Alleluia
Glory Glory Alleluia
Glory Glory Alleluia, let's sing sing Christmas

La plus belle nuit du monde
C'est cette nuit de Noël
Dans le coeur de tous les hommes
Un peu d'amour descend du ciel
Tant de choses nous séparent
Cette étoile nous unis
Il est né cette nuit


The most beautiful night of the world
Is that Christmas night
In the heart of all men
A little bit of love comes from the sky
So many things bring us apart
This star unite us
He was born on this night

Glory Glory Alleluia
Glory Glory Alleluia
Glory Glory Alleluia, chantons chantons Noël


Glory Glory Alleluia
Glory Glory Alleluia
Glory Glory Alleluia, let's sing sing Christmas

Thank you, Audrey, for sharing the beautiful poetry. As I read your message above I thought of a song by John McCutcheon called "Christmas in the Trenches." The song is based on the so-called Amazing Truce of 1914 when British and German troops in France, facing each other as enemies at Christmastide, briefly laid down their weapons. "Christmas in the Trenches" can be found on the CD "Remembrance" sung by John McDermott.

Last night I posted the following in Lizzie's Privy but I think it fits this new thread, too, so will repeat it here.

The Work of Christmas

When the song of angels is stilled,
When the star in the sky is gone,
When the kings and princes are home,
When the shepherds are back with their flock,
The work of Christmas begins:
to find the lost,
to heal the broken,
to feed the hungry,
to release the prisoner,
to rebuild the nations,
to bring peace among the brothers,
to make music in the heart.

Howard Thurman


The best of the Holiday Season to all!

Beautiful posts Audrey and Doug ! Thank you !

MERRY CHRISTMAS AND HAPPY HOLIDAYS TO BORDENIANS EVERYWHERE !!


Tracy...

God bless us every one!

Merry belated Christmas to all and a happy new year!

--Lyddie

I am glad to see you darling Lyddie...

I was wondering where you had gotten to!

I'm like an early groundhog, m'dear: come out of my burrow on
Jan. 2.

--Lyddie

So Lyddie,

How many more weeks of winter?