...the burden. "Christmas-day. The room was full as it could contain. We rejoiced from four to six, that to us a child is born, to us a son is given. We received the sacrament at the college. In the evening all were melted down at our solemn love-feast."...

...conflict, And the war-garments rolled in blood, Shall be burned ; yea, they shall be food for the fire. For to us a child is born, To us a son is given, And the government shall be upon his shoulder, And he shall be called Wonderful, counsellor, mighty potentate,...

...For instance, he asks : — " Question. — Is the Redeemer both God and man ? Answer. — Yes. ' For to us a child is born, to us a Son is given, and he shall be called the mighty God, the everlasting Father.' Is he both the Son of God and the Son of...

...Western lands, This holy fire of heaven ] True to us the promise stands, To us, through Apostolic hands ; To us a Child is born, to us a Son is given. Here thrives the healing tree ; Here are the sacraments of life, And here the orders three ; Since...

...Whoso disbelieves or doubts this, the same is no Christian." Again. " This is the meaning of Esaias, To us a child is born, to us a son is given. To us, to us, to us is he born, and to us given. Therefore look to it, that thou not only geltest out...

...ra.iy be ours by a cheerful and joyous acceptance. As St. Bernard says on these words of the prophet, " To us a child is born, to us a son is given. Let us therefore make use of what is ours, saith he, for our own advantage." So then let him be ours...

...wrapped in swaddling-clothes, lyingin a manger; but who, O, who is this ? Revelation alone can answer: "To us a child is born, to us a son is given ; and the government shall be upon his shoulder ; and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty...

...promised boon of Heaven ; And Judah, then no more forlorn, Hail her Messiah's natal morn, And cry " To us a child is born ! To us a son is given !" VI. The child was born !—but still the snme Was Judah's hapless lot: She had disowned her Saviour's...

...time must bring ere long And Judah, then no more forlorn, Hail her Messiah's natal morn, And cry " To us a child is born ! To us a son is given !" VI. The child was born ! — but still the sama Was Judah's hapless lot : She had disowned her Saviour's...

...There shall come forth a Rod out of the stem of Jesse — A virgin shall conceive and bear a son ; to us a child is born, to us a son is given : and the government shall be on his shoulders — There shall come out of Sion the delii-erer, and shall turn...