Sunday's Hymn: Good Christian Men, Rejoice

Good Christian men, rejoice,
With heart, and soul, and voice;
Give ye heed to what we say:
Jesus Christ is born today;
Earth and heav’n before him bow,
And he is in the manger now.
Christ is born today!

Good Christian men, rejoice,
With heart, and soul, and voice;
Now ye hear of endless bliss:
Jesus Christ was born for this!
He hath op’ed the heavenly door,
And man is blessed evermore.
Christ was born for this!

Good Christian men, rejoice,
With heart, and soul, and voice;
Now ye need not fear the grave:
Jesus Christ was born to save!
Calls you one and calls you all
To gain his everlasting hall.
Christ was born to save!

—Heinrich Suso

Other hymns, worship songs, prayers, sermons excerpts, or quotes posted today:

• O Come, All Ye Faithful at The Happy Wonderer
• God On Earth, Man in Heaven, and All Became Mingled Together from Trevin Wax
• Fourth Sunday in Advent at The Upward Call
• Christ’s Two Appearings at Tried With Fire
• Lord’s Day 51, 2014 at The Thirsty Theologian
• When you love the world, you abuse it at Blogging Theologically
• Your weekly dose of Spurgeon: One sent forth at Pyromaniacs

Have you posted a hymn (or sermon, sermon notes, prayer, etc.) today and I missed it? Let me know by leaving a link in the comments or by contacting me using the contact form linked above, and I’ll add your post to the list.

Sunday's Hymn: Angels, from the Realms of Glory

Angels, from the realms of glory,
Wing your flight o’er all the earth;
Ye who sang creation’s story,
Now proclaim Messiah’s birth;

Come and worship, come and worship,
Worship Christ, the newborn King.

Shepherds in the fields abiding,
Watching o’er your flocks by night,
God with man is now residing,
Yonder shines the infant light:

Sages, leave your contemplations,
Brighter visions beam afar;
Seek the great Desire of nations;
Ye have seen his natal star:

Saints before the altar bending,
Watching long in hope and fear,
Suddenly the Lord, descending,
In his temple shall appear;

Sinners, wrung with true repentance,
Doomed for guilt to endless pains,
Justice now revokes the sentence,
Mercy calls you; break your chains.

Though an Infant now we view Him,

He shall fill His Father’s throne,
Gather all the nations to Him;
Every knee shall then bow down:

All creation, join in praising
God the Father, Spirit, Son;
Evermore your voices raising
To th’eternal Three in One.

—James Montgomery

So hard to find a good video of this classic carol that doesn’t involve the Mormon Tabernacle choir! 

Choir, orchestra, and congregation of Ward Evangelical Presbyterian Church

Hammered dulcimer

Other hymns, worship songs, prayers, sermons excerpts, or quotes posted today:

• Joy Has Dawned Upon the World at By Grace Alone
• Speak to One Another of Psalms at Graces Daily
• Lo, How a Rose E’er Blooming at The Happy Wonderer
• Let All Mortal Flesh Keep Silent from Trevin Wax
• O Come, O Come Emmanuel at Theology for Girls
• Third Sunday in Advent at The Upward Call
• The Heart of the Gospel at Tried With Fire
• Lord’s Day 50, 2014 at The Thirsty Theologian
• Praise Him for everything! at Blogging Theologically
• Your weekly dose of Spurgeon: Jesus in the midst at Pyromaniacs

Have you posted a hymn (or sermon, sermon notes, prayer, etc.) today and I missed it? Let me know by leaving a link in the comments or by contacting me using the contact form linked above, and I’ll add your post to the list.

Our Certain Hope

The older I get, the more I know that life is hard, and not just temporarily hard, and then things get back to normal. Life in this world will always be a struggle.  

But there is hope because Jesus came. You can read more of my thoughts on life’s pain and our certain hope at Out of the Ordinary today.