All my heart this night rejoices
as I hear
far and near
sweetest angel voices.
"Christ is born!" their choirs are singing
till the air
ev'rywhere
now with joy is ringing.
Hear! The Conqueror has spoken:
"Now the foe,
sin and woe,
death and hell and broken!"
God is man, man to deliver,
and the Son
now is one
with our blood forever.
Should we fear our God's displeasure,
who, to save,
freely gave
his most precious treasure?
To redeem us he has given
his own Son
from the throne
of his might in heaven.
See the Lamb, our sin once taking
to the cross,
suff'ring loss,
full atonement making.
For our life his own he tenders,
and his grace
all our race
fit for glory renders.
Softly from his lowly manger
Jesus calls one and all,
"You are safe from danger.
Children, from the sins that grieve you
you are freed;
all you need
I will surely give you."
Come, then, banish all your sadness,
one and all,
great and small;
come with songs of gladness;
we shall live with him forever
there on high
in that joy
which will vanish never.s
Shall we your Godhead see.
We cannot celebrate in isolation the birth of Christ. Our celebrations of Christ’s birth should be fueled by the reality that the rescue plan of God continues - that the cross is the ultimate victory over satan, sin, and death and that Christ will return once again to usher in a celebration that will never end. How might your Advent season be marked by celebrating the reality of Christ’s rule and return?