Archive for December, 2008

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“Oh Christmas Tree”, actually titled “O, Tannenbaum” was Mom’s favorite Christmas song. She was from Straubing, Germany and would have been 82, this past Dec. 11th. Dad passed  in 2001. HaynesStewart.com
This is my first Christmas without Mom and Dad, but I know they are together in heaven.

While sorting out Mom’s things this past Sept., I found the poem, “My First Christmas In Heaven” in her purse, folded up and accessible.  I wanted to share it with you as well sharing Mom’s favorite song with you. Your comments are so comforting, please share them with me again! 

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year. Mike Stewart & Family

First Christmas In Heaven

I’ve had my first Christmas in Heaven
A glorious wonderful day!
I stood with saints of the ages
Who found Christ, the Truth, and the Way

I sang the glad songs of redemption,
How Jesus to Bethlehem came,
And how they had called His name Jesus,
That all might be saved through His name.

We sang once again with the angels,
The song that they sang that blest morn,
When shepherds first heard the glad story
That Jesus, the Saviour, was born.

O, dear one, I wish you had been here:
No Christmas on earth could compare
With all the rapture and glory
We witness in Heaven so fair.

You know how I always loved Christmas;
It seemed such a wonderful day,
With all of my loved ones around me,
The children so happy and gay.

Yes, now I can see why I loved it,
And, Oh, what a joy it will be,
When all of my loved ones are with me,
To share in the glories I see.

So dear ones on earth, here’s my greeting:
Look up till the day dawn appears,
And, Oh, what a Christmas awaits us,
beyond all our parting and tears.

Author Unknown.