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Angels ~Angels~ Angels
You’re familiar with this one:
Hark! the herald angels sing,
“Glory to the newborn King:
peace on earth, and mercy mild,
God and sinners reconciled!”
Joyful, all ye nations, rise,
join the triumph of the skies;
with th’angelic hosts proclaim,
“Christ is born in Bethlehem!”
Hark! the herald angels sing,
“Glory to the newborn King”
Christ, by highest heaven adored,
Christ, the everlasting Lord,
late in time behold him come,
offspring of the Virgin’s womb:
veiled in flesh the Godhead see;
hail th’incarnate Deity,
pleased with us in flesh to dwell,
Jesus, our Immanuel.
Hail the heaven-born Prince of Peace!
Hark! The Herald Angels Sing
Hail the Sun of Righteousness!
Light and life to all he brings,
risen with healing in his wings.
Mild he lays his glory by,
born that we no more may die,
born to raise us from the earth,
born to give us second birth.
Hark. Herald!
LISTEN! The herald angels, they go before sharing God’s news, have an announcement.
And there were in the same country shepherds abiding in the field, keeping watch over their flock by night. 9And, lo, the angel of the Lord came upon them, and the glory of the Lord shone round about them: and they were sore afraid. 10And the angel said unto them, Fear not: for, behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people. 11For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord. 12And this shall be a sign unto you; Ye shall find the babe wrapped in swaddling clothes, lying in a manger. 13And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God, and saying,
Luke 2:8-14
Can you think about this delivery of news? Aren’t every one of us waiting to hear some good news today, especially regarding this virus that has caused chaos and confusion in our country, our world?
Abiding
These guys were doing their job, abiding in their fields. Abiding. Surrounded by all that was ordinary to them and given to them to attend. They had to be attentive in their abiding, right? But the angel’s interruption to their night, though it scared them nearly to death, caught their attention. Of course it did, yet, in my own concentration of ordinary, I’m afraid it’s all too easy for me to miss something even when that something is from the Lord. Doing their work at hand and leaving space to hear from God. I can learn from them.
The Good News
Oh, sweet angels, tell of the good news! Unlike too many popular praise & worship songs, this Christmas Carol is chockfull of biblical truths.
- Glory to the newborn King (I Timothy 6:15)
- peace on earth. (John 14:27)
- God and sinners reconciled (Romans 5:10)
- join the triumph of the skies; with th’angelic hosts proclaim, (Luke 2:13)
- “Christ is born in Bethlehem! (Matthew 2:1)
- Christ, the everlasting Lord, (Psalm 90:2)
- offspring of the Virgin’s womb: (Matthew 1:23)
- veiled in flesh the Godhead see; pleased with us in flesh to dwell, (John 1:14)
- Jesus, our Immanuel. (Isaiah 7:14)
- Hail the heaven-born Prince of Peace! (Isaiah 9:6)
- Hail the Sun of Righteousness! (Malachi 4:2)
- born that we no more may die, (Luke 20:35-36)
- born to raise us from the earth, (I Thessalonians 4:16)
- born to give us second birth. (John 3:3)
Amen & Amen!
And Amen! The truth of God’s Word never gets old, does it? Mary has birthed her firstborn son and the angels got to make this most beautiful birth announcement of all time.
Jesus is born-He IS alive! Rejoice, friends!
