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.

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

A Birthday Gift for Jesus
A Birthday Gift for Jesus
What can I give to Jesus
For Christmastime this year –
A birthday gift for Someone
So holy, kind, and dear?
What’s on the Savior’s wish list
That I could choose to do
To show His love to others
And tell Him “I love You”?
Perhaps an act of kindness
In His behalf today
To bless a weary pilgrim
And help them on their way.
Or maybe time or treasure
That’s given in His Name
Would pass along His goodness
And showcase why He came.
Lord, help me think of something
To make Your birthday bright –
A birthday gift for Jesus
That brings You true delight.
Christina Joy Hommes

Counting My Blessings
Counting My Blessings
I stop to count my blessings
And every time I find
There’s more than I can number
Since God’s so good and kind.
Yet still I love to list them,
These blessings from above,
To praise my God and notice
The greatness of His love.
For breath and life You give me,
For daily food and care,
For timely rain and sunshine,
For mercies everywhere,
For friends and all my loved ones,
For cherished moments, too,
For church and Christian family,
For all I know of You,
For pardon and salvation,
For heaven’s promised rest,
For giving me the Bible –
How richly I’ve been blessed!
For recent gifts and past ones,
For hearing when I pray,
For showing me such kindness,
For loving me each day.
Lord, thank You for Your goodness
So constant, true, and strong –
I’ll praise Your Name forever
With glad and grateful song.
Christina Joy Hommes

With Thankful Hearts
With Thankful Hearts
With thankful hearts we look above
And see You on Your throne,
We glorify Your mighty Name
And worship You alone.
With thankful hearts we’re looking back
At all the things You’ve done,
We stop to see Your mighty works
And praise them one by one.
With thankful hearts we look around
At blessings from above –
Provision, guidance, answered prayer –
That show Your constant love.
With thankful hearts we look ahead
With hope and trust in You
That what You’ve been You’ll always be
And as You’ve done You’ll do.
With thankful hearts we look to You
And lift our hands in praise
For all Your care and character
That guide and bless our days.
Christina Joy Hommes

Still Worthy
Still Worthy
Before the world existed
And time or space were made,
God’s Son was with the Father
In majesty arrayed.
But then He came among us,
A man like you and me.
He faced the same temptations
Yet stood in purity.
Messiah still was worthy
Of sitting on God’s throne
Where not a hint of evil
Can enter or be shown.
Then Jesus took our sin-load
With all our guilt and shame
And gave Himself as payment
As if He was to blame.
His sacrifice sufficient
To cancel all that sin,
The risen Christ ascended
And freely entered in.
He sat beside the Father
On God’s eternal throne
Unscathed and robed in glory
To claim it as His own.
Still worthy of His title,
Still worthy of His place,
Oh, what a glorious Savior
Now fills the throne of grace!
Christina Joy Hommes
It’s one thing for the Son to have been co-equal and able to sit on the Father’s throne before the incarnation. But He twice took steps that would have disqualified anyone else – facing life’s temptations and then bearing our sin – and yet He triumphed in purity and glory, still worthy to claim His title and throne. As we believe:
Jesus…
- Lived on earth as one of us
- Faced the same temptations and troubles we face
- Never sinned in thought, word, or action
- Remained pure and holy without a hint of sin
- Was still worthy to sit on God’s holy throne after 33 years on earth
We know from experience what divine strength and purpose that takes!
And then He…
- Took all of our sins as if they were His own and stood guilty in our place
- Offered Himself as a sacrifice and died in our place
- Was a substitute so pure, so infinite, so acceptable that He did what we could never do
- Paid for and canceled the record of all those sins in full
- Rose to eternal life unscathed by evil
- Ascended worthy to sit on God’s righteous throne, retain His titles, and reclaim His rightful position of honor and majesty
That is magnificent and astonishing beyond our comprehension!
Truly the Lord Jesus is eternally worthy of all worship and praise.
Hallelujah!