# The Lutheran Pioneer_St. Louis_1906_S92
# Machine transcription, uncorrected — CHI Digital Archive (demonstration)

92 he Lutheran Pioneer.

earnestly upon the scene before him and listened He gave His only-begotten Son, that whosoever be-
attentively to every word that fell from the old  lieveth in Him should not perish, but have ever-
pastor’s lips. “Unto us a Child is born, unto us _ lasting life.”

a Son is given,” was the text from which the ven- After the service the people came forth with

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CHRISTMAS.

“Now let us all with gladsome cheer “Give heed, my heart, lift up thine eyes!
Follow the shepherds and draw near, What is it in yon manger lies?

To see the wondrous gift of God, Who is this child so young and fair?
Who hath His own dear Son bestowed. Dear little Jesus lieth there.”

erable parson preached his Christmas sermon. In smiling faces and cheerful voices, wishing one an-
plain, simple words he told his people of the un- other a “Merry Christmas” as they went on their
speakable gift of God, who “so loved the world that way to their happy homes.