“O come, let us worship and bow down;
let us kneel before the Lord our maker.”—Psalm 95:6 (KJV)
My last article was about how we have victory through Jesus’ life, death, and love for us. That’s why we can rejoice in good times and bad times. “Praise” is a similar word to rejoice.
- Willing to be our Savior
- Perfect
- Understanding
- Accepting
Could I Hold the Baby? (cover by
Traci Lawrence)
This song is
traditionally sung by children. The singers are remembering the true meaning of
Christmas. They also want to meet Jesus and glorify Him:
It’s
Christmas Eve, I’m tucked in bed, I’m snug and warm, my prayers are said,
I start to
think about the first Christmas night—
The manger
warm, the baby fair, the star that led the shepherds there
And what I’d
say to Mary as she smiled
at the
little Christ child.
Now every
day the whole year through I’ll think of all that I can do
To be like
him and live as He showed me how—
And I’ll
remember that Christmas toys are not as dear as girls and boys,
that Jesus
loves each one of us endlessly. He loves you and me.
Chorus:
Could I hold
the baby? Will he smile at me?
Does he know
why he is born and what his life will be?
Could I hold
the baby and tell Him of my love?
How glad I
am that Jesus Christ was sent from Heaven above.
Words and
Music by Rachel Mecham Goates
Angels we Have Heard on High (cover
by Caitlin Lawrence)
This
traditional hymn is also about rejoicing in the birth of Jesus. Angels and
mountains are the worshippers this time:
Angels we
have heard on high. Sweetly singing o’er the plains,
And the
mountains in reply Echoing their joyous strains
Shepherds,
why this jubilee? Why your joyous strains prolong?
What the
gladsome tidings be Which inspire your heav’nly song?
Come to
Bethlehem and see Him whose birth the angels sing;
Come, adore
on bended knee Christ the Lord, the newborn king.
Chorus:
Gloria in
excelsis Deo. Gloria in excelsis Deo.
(Note: This is Latin for Glory to God
in the Highest.)
Text: French
carol, ca. 1862
Music:
French carol
My Conclusion
For some of
us, this time of year is challenging for a number of reasons. Pain and trauma
can linger. I’m not trying to diminish that; I have my own issues. The good
news is that Christ was born as our Savior. That is cause for every being on
Earth, and in Heaven, to be joyful.
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