12/24/2023
ADVENT Week 4 - HOPE
The lyrics of Christmas songs are poetic truths that have resounded with me more than usual this year. They have comforted me and given me hope. And this week the greatest hope of all comes to me in the song O Holy Night.
This season I wish for you a thrill of hope and that your soul may feel its worth. We live in the day of the Lord’s favor - the Christ child reminds us of this. His birth is the greatest gift of all to our souls.
As you sing Christmas songs today, pay closer attention to some of that old English language and rejoice even more for our Savior’s birth because, His law is love and His gospel is peace.
That Holy Night changed EVERYTHING!
O holy night, the stars are brightly shining,
It is the night of the dear Saviour’s birth;
Long lay the world in sin and error pining,
‘Till he appeared and the soul felt its worth.
A thrill of hope the weary world rejoices,
For yonder breaks a new and glorious morn;
Chorus
Fall on your knees, Oh hear the angel voices!
O night divine! O night when Christ was born.
O night, O holy night, O night divine.
Led by the light of Faith serenely beaming;
With glowing hearts by his cradle we stand:
So, led by light of a star sweetly gleaming,
Here come the wise men from Orient land,
The King of Kings lay thus in lowly manger,
In all our trials born to be our friend;
Chorus
He knows our need, To our weakness no stranger!
Behold your King! Before Him lowly bend!
Behold your King! your King! before him 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!
Chorus
Christ is the Lord, then ever! ever praise we!
His pow’r and glory, evermore proclaim!
His pow’r and glory, evermore proclaim!
