Candlelight Service

Our church is having a candlelight service tonight. As I was thinking of this, my mind, as it often does, brought back memories of candlelight service held in a little white church among the hills of Pennsylvania when I was a child. (I think this memory thing must be a sign that I'm getting older or maybe we should say mature?!) Anyhow this is what came of my memories.

Candlelight brings memories

of times when I was small.

The church filled with evergreens

and smiling faces one and all.

We'd light each others candle

and in the glow of that small light,

We'd sense the very Presence

Of the one who gave us sight.

Remembrance of that starry night,

That time so long ago,

Would echo in the rafters

As we sang "The First Noel."

"O little town of Bethlehem"

Would leave our hearts aglow.

As we sang about the Saviour

Who came to fight our foe.

In candlelight we'd bow our heads

and thank the one above;
Who brought us Christmas here on earth

With a heart so full of love.