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A New World ‘WakensLyric and Music by Douglas                                   Eltzroth Lighted windows flicker off to sleepChildren’s giggles drift into the nightHerdsmen bed their cattleShepherds count their sheepBirds hush their singingMothers hum their lullabiesA hawk circles over old friends Just reacquainted with old timesAn olive leave falls to a moonlit streamBethlehem hangs up her clothes puts on her dreams REFRAINAngels comfortContinue reading “Day 25 of 37 Days of Christmas 2024 – A New World ‘Wakens”

Here is a song based on what I imagine could have been some thoughts of Joseph during those first few days after the birth of Jesus. I know the joy I had holding my three children and the 8 grandchildren when they were new. Just imagine the joy and wonder of being the dad ofContinue reading “Day 23 of 37 Days of Christmas 2024 – Joseph’s Song”

I was surprised when my dad told me that I Know A Savior had never been recorded before. While some of his other songs talk about the Christmas story in poetic, story telling ways, embedded at the heart of this song there is genuine personal human experience expressed in the “I know” phrases – “IContinue reading “Day 22 of 37 Days of Christmas 2024 – I Know A Savior”

In my imagination I see God walking through a door of an old barn, while a person (maybe me, maybe you) is walking through a door on the opposite side of the barn. The two keep walking closer together and then God reaches out His hand to greet the person – they shake hands andContinue reading “Day 21 of 37 Days of Christmas 2024 – Shakin’ Hands”