Christian Poems for Holidays
Are you looking for Christian poems for holidays like Christmas, New Year, Good Friday, Resurrection Sunday / Easter, Thanksgiving, and others? Here you’ll find poems that provide a biblical perspective and spiritual encouragement for enjoying and celebrating what the Lord has done.
You Came for Me
You Came for Me
Lord Jesus, in your mercy
You came to earth for me;
You left your perfect splendor
With all your majesty.
You took a human body,
Felt hunger, cold, and pain,
Were hated and rejected,
And felt temptation’s strain.
Yet all the time you bore it
Without the least complaint –
No sinful thoughts or motives
Broke through your self restraint.
Your words were true and gracious,
Your actions good and right,
You always served the Father –
A bright and shining light.
Though pure you took my burden
Of sinful guilt and shame –
Condemned to die though perfect
While sinners mocked your Name.
You gave Your life to save me
And shed Your blood for me;
Though I deserved the treatment,
You took it willingly.
Then, when your work was finished,
You bowed your head and died;
They sealed the tomb and guarded
Your body crucified.
The story wasn’t over –
That Sunday you arose
Triumphant in your conquest
That crushed our darkest foes.
The strength of sin was broken,
Death died in infamy,
The devil was defeated,
My guilty heart set free.
You wore my sin and sorrow
So I could wear your crown,
Your righteousness now clothes me
And nothing weighs me down.
What boundless grace and mercy
Would send you all this way
And set your love upon me
To wash my sins away?
I know I can’t explain it,
No songs can tell the whole,
But how I love and praise you
With all my heart and soul!
Christina Joy Hommes
Come See the Empty Tomb
Come See the Empty Tomb
Come, see the empty tomb and hope
For death has been defeated,
The chains of sin are broken through,
And pardon is completed.
Come, see the empty tomb and trust
In Christ alone to save you,
Believe and call upon His Name
To claim the gift He gave you.
Come, see the empty tomb and live
For resurrection power
Will work in you and make you new
To walk with Him each hour.
Come, see the empty tomb and go
To tell of God’s salvation;
The work is done, the triumph won –
Tell every tribe and nation.
Come, see the empty tomb and sing
To Jesus our Redeemer,
With loving thanks now worship Him
Our glorious King and Savior.
Christina Joy Hommes
Wonder of Wonders
Wonder of Wonders
Wonder of wonders our God becomes man,
So humble and lowly fulfilling God’s plan.
Despising the glory and leaving His place,
He comes to redeem us in marvelous grace.
Wonder of wonders He comes here to earth,
The son of a virgin, a peasant by birth.
He comes in a stable, a manger His bed,
By those He created is nurtured and fed.
Wonder of wonders the world turns away –
No place for the Savior to come or to stay.
But angels tell shepherds who hurry to see,
And wisemen bring presents and come bend the knee.
Wonder of wonders He learns and He grows;
Immortal now mortal, our weakness He knows.
Though tempted like others, He lives without sin;
Still perfectly righteous and holy within.
Wonder of wonders the King is the Lamb,
Our perfect atonement the mighty I Am.
Our sin on His shoulders He carries and cries,
“It’s finished!” Our Maker and Sacrifice dies.
Wonder of wonders He rises again –
The grave cannot hold Him and death cannot win.
It’s shackles are broken by Jesus the Lord
Who offers salvation that all can afford.
Wonder of wonders the God-man still wears
The form of a servant with scars that He bears;
Ascending to heaven He sits on His throne
Still worthy of worship to save and atone.
Wonder of wonders the Savior appears
In splendor and glory to honor and cheers.
Now crowned and triumphant He’s coming again
Exalted forever and ever. Amen.
Christina Joy Hommes
He Bore It All
He Bore It All
My Savior bore that cup of wrath
Poured out on Him alone,
With none to share the awful load
That no one else had known.
He bore God’s wrath against my sin
With all of my disgrace,
And died the death that I had earned
As justice purchased grace.
He bore the pain when, for my sake,
The Father turned away;
The separation I deserved
Was laid on Him that day.
He bore the cross, the crown of thorns,
The nails, the scorn, the shame
To please the Father and to give
An enemy His Name.
He bore it all, and now He stands
Exalted over all;
Soon every tongue will call Him Lord
As at His feet we fall.
Christina Joy Hommes
White As Freshly Fallen Snow
White As Freshly Fallen Snow
My heart was red as crimson
With sin and guilt and shame,
But through His death and triumph
My Savior cleared my name.
He took my sinful record
And washed it all away;
His blood has bought my pardon
And makes me clean today.
Now when I sin and fail Him
I come and I confess,
His grace forgives and gives me
His perfect righteousness.
My heart is white and spotless
As freshly fallen snow
Since Jesus came and washed me
Beneath the cleansing flow.
Christina Joy Hommes
Whatever Comes This Year
Whatever Comes This Year
Whatever lies ahead this year
I face with faith instead of fear
For God my Shepherd guides my way
And walks beside me day by day.
Whatever blessings bring delight
Will be reflections of God’s light,
And I’ll rejoice and look for ways
To lift my heart in thankful praise.
Whatever sorrows pierce my soul,
Whatever billows o’er me roll,
I’ll trust God’s grace will see me through
With strength to cling to what is true.
Whatever needs I have I’ll bring
In trusting prayer before my King,
And then I’ll watch Him work for me
To thank Him for eternity.
Whatever else I find to do,
I’ll search God’s Word and read it through;
I’ll seek to learn about His love
And set my heart on things above.
Whatever comes, whatever goes,
I’ll trust the One who sees and knows.
Lord, help me walk with You this year
In faith and hope and love sincere.
Christina Joy Hommes
New Year Praise
New Year Praise
I’m looking back on all the things
You’ve done for me this year,
And, Lord, I’m overwhelmed with awe
At grace so real and dear.
Who’d ever think of all the things
You ordered just for me?
And only You are able, Lord,
To work so perfectly.
Though words can’t say the thanks I owe,
I’ll praise You just the same,
And by my actions seek to show
How much I love Your Name.
You never change, You’re always good,
So in the coming year
With eager heart I’ll watch for things
That show You’re always near.
With steadfast hope and strengthened faith
I’ll trust You day by day;
With guiding love and righteous grace
Please keep me in Your way.
Christina Joy Hommes
As Christmas Ends
As Christmas Ends
As Christmastime is ending
With all its festive light,
The trees and all the tinsel
Will sleep a year-long night.
But joy and peace continue
With hope and grace and love;
Goodwill is still extended
From God who reigns above.
Nativities are hidden –
In attics boxed away,
But Jesus stays among us
To guide us day by day.
I love a month for Jesus
To celebrate His birth,
But all year round He’s with us –
That’s why He came to earth.
So as the new year beckons
And Christmas fades from view,
Let’s keep its joyful spirit
And worship all year through.
Christina Joy Hommes
Imagine Christmas
Imagine Christmas
Imagine being Joseph
And looking for a place
To house a pregnant mother
But finding there’s no space.
Imagine being Mary
And laying God’s own Son
Within a rough hewn manger
Wrapped tight in plain homespun.
Imagine you’re a shepherd
While angels gladly tell
That Christ is come to save us,
Our true Emmanuel.
Imagine you’re a wiseman
In search of heaven’s King
And see His childlike interest
In all the gifts you bring.
Imagine seeing Jesus
Who came here just for you
And let the well-known story
Bring joy that’s fresh and new.
Christina Joy Hommes
Together on a Winter Night
Together on a Winter Night
There’s nothing like a winter night
Around a cozy fire,
While snowflakes fall you’re wrapped up tight
And form a family choir.
While laughter rings and each voice sings
The carols that we love,
We feel the joy that Christmas brings
When God came from above.
The tree-lights shine and every face
Is wreathed with festive smile;
Let cares begone as in their place
We gather for a while.
Let all the warmth of loving cheer
Bring happiness tonight,
For Christ has come and God is near
To fill our hearts with light.
Christina Joy Hommes