{"id":6252,"date":"2016-12-23T08:22:28","date_gmt":"2016-12-23T15:22:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/fullmeasureofjoy.com\/?p=6252"},"modified":"2016-12-23T08:22:28","modified_gmt":"2016-12-23T15:22:28","slug":"when-love-was-born","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fullmeasureofjoy.com\/?p=6252","title":{"rendered":"\u201cWhen Love Was Born\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>It is closer. Christmas is just two days away and still there are beautiful Christmas songs and hymns to share. The song I\u2019ve chosen for today tells the Christmas story through amazing lyrics and melody.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/fullmeasureofjoy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/nativity.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-2705 \" style=\"border: 3px solid #000000; margin-left: 10px; margin-right: 10px;\" src=\"https:\/\/fullmeasureofjoy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/nativity-227x300.jpg\" width=\"145\" height=\"192\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fullmeasureofjoy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/nativity-227x300.jpg 227w, https:\/\/fullmeasureofjoy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/nativity.jpg 361w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 145px) 100vw, 145px\" \/><\/a>As I listen to this song, I am reminded that God sent His Son out of love for mankind. On the night Jesus was born, love flowed from God\u2019s throne to the stable in Bethlehem. What great love the Father has for His children.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>I pray that as you reflect upon the birth of Jesus over the next couple of days that you will find the love that God has poured out for mankind. Close your eyes\u2026see the night when love was born.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen Love Was Born\u201d<a href=\"#_edn1\" name=\"_ednref1\">[i]<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Starlight shines, the night is still<br \/>\nShepherds watch from a hill<br \/>\nI close my eyes, see the night<br \/>\nWhen love was born<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Perfect child gently waits<br \/>\nA mother bends to kiss God&#8217;s face<br \/>\nI close my eyes, see the night<br \/>\nWhen love was born<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Angels fill the midnight sky, they sing<br \/>\nHallelujah, He is Christ, our King<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Emmanuel, Prince of peace<br \/>\nLoves come down for you and me<br \/>\nHeaven&#8217;s gift, the holy spark<br \/>\nTo let the way inside our hearts<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Bethlehem, through your small door<br \/>\nCame the hope we&#8217;ve waited for<br \/>\nThe world was changed forevermore<br \/>\nWhen love was born<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>I close my eyes, see the night<br \/>\nWhen love was born<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Listen to this beautiful Christmas song by clicking <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=aKSU9Dbxvrw\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Grace and peace be yours in abundance,<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Donna<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"#_ednref1\" name=\"_edn1\">[i]<\/a> \u201cWhen Love Was Born,\u201d words and music by Stephanie Lewis, Bernie Herms and Mark Schultz, Warner\/Chappell Music, Inc, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd., The Bicycle Music Company, 2009.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; It is closer. 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The song I\u2019ve chosen for today tells the Christmas story through amazing lyrics and melody. &nbsp; As I listen to this song, I am reminded that God sent His Son out of love for [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_s2mail":"yes","_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[13,3770,11,14],"tags":[552,116,6018],"class_list":["post-6252","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-finding-god","category-listen","category-loving-god","category-seeking-god","tag-gods-love","tag-jesus","tag-when-love-was-born"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/fullmeasureofjoy.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6252","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/fullmeasureofjoy.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/fullmeasureofjoy.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fullmeasureofjoy.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fullmeasureofjoy.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=6252"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/fullmeasureofjoy.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6252\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6255,"href":"https:\/\/fullmeasureofjoy.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6252\/revisions\/6255"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/fullmeasureofjoy.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=6252"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fullmeasureofjoy.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=6252"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fullmeasureofjoy.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=6252"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}