Merry Christmas
Merry Christmas! I don't make it a point of preaching on this site - mostly because I don't believe in evangelicalism. If you want to talk about faith and Christianity (and how they are distinctly different) I am open to that. But preaching the good word does does not mean forcing it into peoples heart.
With that through, I want to share two of my favorite Christmas songs. The first is Hark! the herald angels sing and the second is O come, all ye faithful.
Hark! the herald angels singHark! The herald angels sing,
"Glory to the newborn king;
Peace on earth and mercy mild,
God and sinners reconciled."
Joyful, all you nations, rise;
Join the triumph of the skies;
With angelic hosts proclaim,
"Christ is born in Bethlehem!"
Hark! The herald angels sing,
"Glory to the newborn king!"
O come, all ye faithfulSing, choirs of angels,
Sing in exultation,
Sing, all ye citizens of heaven above!
Glory to God
In the highest:
Oh, come, let us adore him,
Oh, come, let us adore him,
Oh, come, let us adore him,
Christ the Lord.
When my grandmother died, my granddad said that every time he heard the line in O come, all ye faithful, "Sing, all ye citizens of heaven above!" he thought of grandma singing from heaven to all of us. Every time I hear this song I recall that conversation, and remember all of the good times with my grandparents and I can't help but cry. But they are also tears of joy because there is Heaven, where we are brought back to God when we pass from this life onto the next. There is a great force in the world which creates a great faith but which sometimes becomes twisted by men's religion. But that is a conversation for another time.
So, Happy Christmas!
There will be light posting until the new year.
This is the permanent home of Merry Christmas. I wrote this post at 00:42 on December 25, 2004. This post is part of grubbykid.com, a weblog. If you liked this entry, why don't you read some other posts such as Christmas Music or My Totally Incomplete Best Of's List? Or you could go to the site archives or return home. All are good choices.
