ABC'S OF CHRISTMAS - R IS FOR REJOICE

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IS FOR REJOICES

Mary knew the child was a boy.

John the Baptist; even leaped for joy.

Rejoicing in the children that were to come,

They praised the Lord for what he had done.

And it came to pass, that,

when Elisabeth heard the salutation of Mary,

the babe leaped in her womb;

and Elisabeth was filled with the Holy Ghost:

And she spake out with a loud voice,

and said, Blessed art thou among women,

and blessed is the fruit of thy womb.

And whence is this to me,

that the mother of my Lord

should come to me?

For, lo, as soon as the voice

of thy salutation sounded in mine ears,

the babe leaped in my womb for joy.

And blessed is she that believed:

for there shall be a performance of those things

which were told her from the Lord.

And Mary said, My soul doth magnify the Lord,

And my spirit hath rejoiced in God my Saviour.

LUKE 1:41-47