Merry Now and Happy Always!

Nativity
Chinese Ink Painting by Yu Jia-de
(Asian Christian Art Association)
Note the lion mask. Aslan!



Rock of Ages let our song,
Praise Thy saving power;
Thou amidst the raging foes,
You were our sheltering tower.

Furious they assailed us,
But Thine arm availed us,
And Thy word broke their sword,
When our own strength failed us.
And Thy word broke their sword,
When our own strength failed us.

Children of the Wanderers
Whether free or fettered
Wake the echoes of the songs
Where ye may be scattered

Yours the message cheering
That the time is nearing
Which will see all men free
And tyrants disappearing

(Hope will see all men free,
And tyrants disappearing)

Maoz tzur y'shuati l'cha naeh l'shabeach
Tikon beit t'filati v'sham todah n'zabeach.
L'eit tachin matbeach mitzar hamnabeach
Az egmor b'shir mizmor chanukat hamizbeach.