Poem #20 Come See the Shepherds
Come See the Shepherds
Come, see the shepherds at peace in the field
Come, see the sheep grazing silently.
Come, see the angel proclaiming the news
Come, see the heavenly hosts praising mightily.
Fear not,
Be not afraid,
Good news
I bring to you.
This day in Bethlehem town
A Babe who is Jesus
The Saviour is born.
Come, see the baby asleep in the hay,
Come, see the birthplace so drear.
Come, see the worshipping shepherds,
Come, see the Lord – He is here.
Fear not,
Be not afraid,
Good news
I bring to you.
This day in Bethlehem town
A Babe who is Jesus
The Saviour is born.
Come, see the Man on the Cross on the hill,
Come, see the empty tomb.
Come, see the Saviour who died for our sin,
Come, see the Lord who’s returning quite soon.
Fear not,
Be not afraid,
Good news
I bring to you.
This day in Bethlehem town
A Babe who is Jesus
The Saviour is born.
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Copyright 2006 Trevor W. Hampel
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Haiku #27 Nativity
A lamb and a donkey
Watch over the sleeping babe
In that crude manger.
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Copyright 2006 Trevor W. Hampel
Poem #19 Come See the Babe
Come See the Babe
Come, see the babe
Who was born to be King,
Come, see the Saviour
Whose praises we sing.
Come, see the light
Of His glory revealed,
Come, praise the Lord,
Our salvation He sealed.
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Copyright 2006 Trevor W. Hampel
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Writing Hint #19 Practice every day
All professional sports people regularly practice the skills relevant to their discipline on a daily basis. They practice the same skills over and over. Musicians spend many hours in practice for even a small performance. Orators rehearse their speeches, actors go over their lines developing all the nuances of the words their parts demand. Firefighters practice their firefighting skills, emergency workers rehearse what to do in different scenarios. Practice of basic skills is a requirement in so many professions.
Do you practice your writing skills?
Here are some ways to practice your writing:
- Write for ten minutes in a journal.
- Write about what you plan to do for the day.
- Write about how you feel about the main news story of today
- Think of a name – any name – and assign that name to an imaginary person. Write for ten minutes about that person.
- Think of some place you would like to be right now. Write about that place and why it is so special to you.
- Think of a species of bird, or an animal. Write for ten minutes all you know about that animal or bird.
The writing possibilities like this are endless, merely restricted only by your imagination.
Angela Booth on her blog has written about what she does to practice her writing skills in this article:
- Writing practice – from Angela Booth’s Writing Blog.
Are you afraid to write?
I’d never thought about being afraid of writing until I read an article on Angela Booth’s Writing Blog. But when I thought about it there is quite a deal of anxiety surrounding the writer’s life.
Some of these fears could include:
- Fear of starting – call it writer’s block, procrastination or whatever, this fear plagues so many writers.
- Fear of finishing – never sure that the written piece is good enough to be thought worthy of being published, constant revising being the symptom.
- Fear of rejection – never sending any manuscripts off to publishers because you might be rejected.
- Fear of ridicule – putting out some of your writing into the public arena is like undressing in a shopping mall; people will see you for what you really are, warts and all.
- Fear of Success – perverse as it might seem this is a very real fear. Some people are genuinely afraid of the demands of being in the spotlight, of being public property and being seen as a role model. It is the same kind of fear that makes strong men shake in terror when a microphone is placed in their hands.
Links:
- Fear of Writing – five tips to calm you down from Angela Booth’s Writing Blog.
Related articles worth reading:
- Overcoming writer’s block – some hints
- Maintaining Motivation as a writer and blogger – some more tips.
- Procrastination and the writer – further hints.