Christmas

Eternal God,
by the birth of Jesus Christ you gave yourself to the world.

Grant that, being born in our hearts,
he may save us from all our sins,
and restore within us the image and likeness of our Creator,
to whom be everlasting praise and glory,
world without end.

Amen.

The Book of Hymns, 1966; alt. by Laurence Hull Stookey

Alt. Copyright 1989 The United Methodist Publishing House