"Give
praise to the Lord, proclaim his name;
make known among the nations
what he has done.
Sing to him, sing praise
to him;
tell of all his wonderful
acts.
Glory in his holy name;
let the hearts of those who
seek the Lord rejoice.
Look to the Lord and
his strength;
seek his face always.
Remember the
wonders he has done,
his
miracles, and the judgments he pronounced."
Psalm
105:1-5
“Holy, holy,
holy is the Lord Almighty;
the whole
earth is full of his glory.”
Isaiah 6:3
The Christmas carols that we
are so familiar with hold so much truth and depth from the Scriptures. One of
my favorites is ‘O Holy Night’.
O Holy Night!
The stars are brightly
shining
It is the night of the dear
Savior's birth!
Long lay the world in sin and
error pining
Till he appear'd and the soul
felt its worth.
A thrill of hope the weary
soul rejoices
For yonder breaks a new and
glorious morn!
"A thrill of hope the
weary world rejoices" – The world seems overwhelmingly weary this year while
we have faced a pandemic, multiple tragic hurricanes, wildfires raging out of
control in the U.S. and Australia, politics raging out of control, divisiveness
over everything from politics to mask wearing, the pains of racial injustice – the list
could go on and on. It’s been a year full of tragedy, pain and suffering. The
times have seemed dark and overwhelming and our weary souls need a thrill of
hope to rejoice in. The Advent season reminds us that our longing for peace, for relief from pain and suffering, for ultimate justice and eternal hope is found in Christ. His coming is our 'thrill of hope'!
Fall on your knees
Oh hear the angel voices
Oh night divine
Oh night when Christ was born
Oh night divine
Oh 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
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!
Fall on your knees
Oh hear the angel voices
Oh night divine
Oh night when Christ was born
Oh night divine
Oh night divine
So as we are reminded in the Advent
season that the Savior has come, may we fall on our knees and look to a Holy God
who brings us hope and life in the person of His Son. His law is love
and His gospel is peace - Let all within us praise His holy name!
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