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!
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. -Charles Wesley-
Important to the Christmas account and more so for us as
earthlings needing salvation, is the core theological truth that Jesus became a
man; Yet He was still the perfect Savior. He was and is the God-Man. God in the
flesh. No human could save us. A perfect sacrificial lamb was necessary to
atone for our sins. So, he laid His glory aside, stepped into history, and
“veiled in flesh, the Godhead see.” We see God thru Christ. Amazing! Hard to
comprehend. But, life giving. He was “born that we no more may die!”
Merry Christmas Eve!
No comments:
Post a Comment