Lighting the World, A Nativity Poem
©2019 Susan Noyes Anderson
The wonder of Christmas has always been mine.
It was given to me as a child.
Mother told me the tale of that first holy night,
and Christ’s light filled her eyes as she smiled.
Christmas Poems
I am especially pleased to share these Christmas poems with you, because they are near and dear to my heart. The celebration of Christ’s birth is such a joyful occasion that I can’t help trying to capture it in verse, and I hope your Christmas will be a little more merry for having visited. (Please email a request for permission before using and include full copyright information on every copy. For internet use, a link back to this site is required.)
FINDING THE POEM YOU WANT: As you scroll through this section, simply read each snippet sample (usually the first four lines) to get a feel for the poem. When you find something you like, click “CONTINUE READING” to view the entire poem.
Little Bits of Heaven
©2010 Susan Noyes Anderson
Little bits of heaven swirl around the manger bright,
falling softly as the mem’ry of that Christmas night
when all the world stood still in wonder at the Savior’s birth,
and choirs of angels sang out joy and peace to men on earth.
Christmas Comfort
©2018 Susan Noyes Anderson
Christmas shopping has begun,
but now I shop for three,
another sad reminder of
the way things used to be.
Christmas Joys
©2017 Susan Noyes Anderson
Photo ©2016, Anita Schiller Terry
At Christmas, simple things are best:
A family meal, a day of rest,
A sprig of holly on the tree,
A sweet noel, sung joyfully.
O Blessed Savior
©2016 Susan Noyes Anderson
Our hearts are turned to thee, dear Lord,
on this and every Christmas day.
Thy loving grace hath set us free
to give sorrow and sin away.
Keeping Christmas
©2015 Susan Noyes Anderson
When every guest has taken leave,
and gifts are all unwrapped and gone,
I take a little time to grieve
before good memories linger on.
Christmas All Around
©2016 Susan Noyes Anderson
The creatures of the forest
were gathered all around.
The day was Christmas morning.
Soft snow lay on the ground.
To This End Was He Born
©2015 Susan Noyes Anderson
A child was given to the world
one perfect, starlit night.
He came to bless us with His truth
and fill our souls with light.
He was the Son of God and Mary,
human yet divine,
the only One who had the pow’r
to take your sins and mine.