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2015 Worship Guide
Page 27
First Baptist Church of Lincoln
Pastor Ben Manley of First Baptist Church of Lincoln lends a little humor to lighten
spirits. The classic Christmas poem ‘The night before Christmas’ takes a modern
twist, a cute reminder that grandparents might recall with fondness as their now adult
children take on the reigns as providers and organizers for the family Christmas.
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The bike before
Christmas
- Author unknown
‘Twas the night before Christmas, when all
through our house
Not a creature was sleeping, not even my
spouse.
The stockings were hung by the chimney with
screws.
(If you can’t find the nails, what else do you
use?)
The children were restless, awake in their beds,
While visions of spanking them danced in our
heads.
I worked in my bathrobe. My husband, in jeans,
Had gone down to the den with directions and
dreams.
To assemble a bike that came in small pieces
With deflated tires and fenders with creases.
Soon down in the den there arose such a clatter,
