A Season for Singing

 

This is the season for singing! Once again we sing the Christmas Carols that bring us joy. Everybody has their favorite. Just listening to Christmas Carols puts a smile on my face.

In tune; out of tune. It really doesn't matter. There is such joy singing the Carols so special at Christmas. 

In David Jeremiah's magazine, Turning Point, he shared the story of who wrote the Christmas Carol "O Holy Night." "It was written by a nonreligious Frenchman, set to music by a Jewish man who didn't celebrate the Lord's birthday, and translated into English by a Unitarian preacher who would capture the hearts of us all." God uses whoever He wants to achieve His purposes. "O Holy Night"  may be one of the Carols you sing this Christmas. Sing it loud. Sing it everywhere. Sing it from your heart!

I love the words to this beautiful hymn:
 

"O holy night the stars are brightly shining,

It is the night of our dear Savior's birth.

Long lay the world in sin and error pining,

Til He appeared and the soul felt its worth.

"A thrill of hope the weary world rejoices,

For yonder breaks a new glorious morn.

Fall on your knees. O hear the angels' voices.

O night divine. O night when Christ was born.

O night divine O night, O night divine.

"Led by the light of faith serenely beaming,

With glowing hears by His cradle we stand.

So led by light of a star sweetly gleaming,

There came the wise men from Orient land.

The King of kings lay thus in lowly manger;

In all our trials born to be our friend.

He knows our need, to our weakness is no stranger.

Behold your King; Before Him lowly bend!

Behold your King; Before Him lowly bend!

"Truly He taught us to love one another;

His law is love and His gospel is peace.

Chains shall He break, for the slave is our brother,

And in His name all oppression shall cease.

Sweet hymns of joy in grateful chorus raise we,

Let all within us praise His holy name.

Christ is the Lord! O praise His name forever!

His power and glory evermore proclaim!

His power and glory evermore proclaim."

"'O Holy Night' reminds us that Jesus, holy Jesus, was born in a manger. Through His humble beginnings, we remember to love mankind through Jesus' example. We fall on our knees in awe and worship of Him. And we recall the true meaning of Christmas, the birth of Jesus underneath brightly shining stars. The same stars that pointed to the Savior of the world on that beautiful, holy night."

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Matthew 2:10: "When they saw the star, they were overjoyed."

Godsbless.ing: "The wise men were not just seekers of knowledge, but seekers of truth and purpose. Their joy at the sight of the star shows their belief in the divine plan unfolding before them, and their willingness to follow wherever it may lead . . . Imagine the sense of awe and wonder the wise men must have felt at that moment, as they realized that the star was leading them to the fulfillment of their quest."

"Let all within us praise His holy name." Sing, my friend! We have the answer! We have the song. Christ was born!

By His Grace . . .