The Gifts of Christmas are Here to Enjoy

Out of the tenderest feeling
That comes at Christmas time
This is our best chance for healing
The pains of a world unkind

Take pleasure in nature
Wonder at this grand earth
Welcome in a stranger
And share what you have learned

Speak of your love.  Show that you care
Dismiss suspicion- invite trust
Be selfless, gentle, kind, and share
The world with Christ-like eyes, thus


Mend up a quarrel, forgo a grudge
Forgive an enemy and seek to befriend
Try to understand, of others don't judge
Give a soft answer with thanks in the end

Apologize first, express gratitude
Lift with laughter and moments of joy
Yes, manifest loyalty's meek attitude
The gifts of Christmas are here to enjoy

Speak of your love.  Show that you care
Dismiss suspicion- invite trust
Be selfless, gentle, kind, and share
The Lord, living, is within us

“This Christmas, mend a quarrel. Seek out a forgotten friend. Dismiss suspicion and replace it with trust. Write a letter. Give a soft answer. Encourage youth. Manifest your loyalty in word and deed. Keep a promise. Forgo a grudge. Forgive an enemy. Apologize. Try to understand. Examine your demands on others. Think first of someone else. Be kind. Be gentle. Laugh a little more. Express your gratitude. Welcome a stranger. Gladden the heart of a child. Take pleasure in the beauty and wonder of the earth. Speak your love and then speak it again." 3. 

Howard W. Hunter, 

The Gifts of Christmas,

Ensign, Dec. 2002, 18–19.

Verse 1] Out of the tenderest feeling That visits at Christmas time Here is our chance for healing The wounds of a world unkind [Verse 2] Take pleasure in nature Wonder at this grand earth Welcome in a stranger And share what you have learned [Chorus] Speak of your love, show that you care Dismiss suspicion, invite trust Be selfless, gentle, kind, and share See the world with Christ-like eyes [Verse 3] Mend up a quarrel, forgo a grudge Forgive an enemy, seek to befriend Try to understand; do not judge Give a soft answer, with thanks in the end [Verse 4] Apologize first, express gratitude Lift with laughter and moments of joy Manifest loyalty's meek attitude The gifts of Christmas are here to enjoy [Chorus] Speak of your love, show that you care Dismiss suspicion, invite trust Be selfless, gentle, kind, and share The living Lord is within us [Outro] The living Lord is within us The living Lord is within us