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The Night BEFORE Christmas
(Poem written by Martin Overfield on 12-23-2001, used at the end of a Christmas message of the same title and then sent out by Bible Notes)

'Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the land
Ev'ry heart was weighed down by guilt's dread hand.
Sin had entangled the whole human race.
While ev'ry head bowed in awful disgrace.

"No hope! No hope!", the sad souls did cry.
"Aha! Aha!", the Serpent scoffed in reply.
"Your souls are doomed", the slimy beast said,
"I'll be glad when you're all forever dead!"

But wait, but wait, what is that I hear?
But the sound of angels bringing good cheer.
"Soon, soon will be born to you the great King,
Whose truth and grace make sad hearts to sing.

"The One from Whose image you fell,
Shall your image take and among you will dwell.
He'll overcome where each of you fail;
Over Satan, sin, and death He'll prevail.

"The Sun of righteousness will arise,
And bid be gone your sin-darkened skys.
Your souls He will heal; your bodies He'll raise.
Then forever you'll live and offer Him praise."

The night before Christ -- thank God it is gone!
The morning of grace and glory in our hearts has begun.
If you do not know Him, how dark your heart is still!
The night before Christmas resides yet in your will.

You'll be glad once you give Him your guilt, sin, and strife;
You'll rejoice while you share His eternal life.
So do it today! Reject not His earnest plea!
Merry Christmas to all, and to all eternity!

Yours In Christ,
Martin Overfield

Sample List of Bible Notes Titles

Job's Animals and Children

Happily Ever After, the Story of Easter

Five Elements of a Spiritually Successful Church

The Great Prophetic Pause

The Hourglass of Sin

Are We Playing Church?

What Does the Devil Know?

The Unpardonable Sin

The Other Fellow's Shoes

Who is He Preaching At?

Will God NOT Let Me Come to Him?

Compassion Without Compromise

Why Hasn't Jesus Come Back Yet?

What Must I Do to Be Saved?

Joy in Sorrow

Did They Go to Heaven?

Does the Old Testament Still Apply?

What if I Miss the Rapture?

How Could a God of Love...?

Why Do Bad Things Happen to Good People?

Martin Overfield (That's me) is a minister of the gospel, an Indiana health insurance agent, and a self-employed new and used products salesman. Bible Notes is a ministry. Sales of CDs and eBooks (when ready) will be used to help support my wife, myself, and our kitten, Striker.

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