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December 15, 2024: Infant Holy, Infant Lowly (GTG #128)
“…Christ the babe is Lord of all!Christ the babe is Lord of all!”“…Thus rejoicing, free from sorrow,praises voicing, greet the morrow;Christ the babe was born for you!Christ the babe was born for you!” This hymn is one of my favorites because it reminds us that God’s ways are not our ways. At Christmas, we remember…
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December 14, 2024: O Little Town of Bethlehem (GTG #121)
“How silently, how silently,the wonderous gift is given!So God imparts to human heartsthe blessings of his heaven.” O Little Town of Bethlehem was written in 1868 by Phillips Brooks for the children of his church. It was inspired by his memories of a meaningful Christmas Eve he spent in Bethlehem. In the hymn’s familiar words,…
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December 13, 2024: The First Nowell (GTG #147)
I must admit that I signed up to write the devotion on The First Nowell because this is not my favorite Christmas hymn. This well-known hymn originated in the thirteenth or fourteenth century in the Cornwell region of Southern England. Sung as part of “Miracle Plays” or theatrical presentations of biblical stories, it tells the…
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December 12, 2024: Angels, From the Realms of Glory (GTG #143)
“Come and worship, come and worship, worship Christ the newborn king”“And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God and saying: “Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will toward men.” Luke 2: 13-14, KJV This beloved hymn was written by the Scottish poet and…
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December 11, 2024: O Come, All Ye Faithful (GTG #133)
O Come to Bethlehem.O Come to sing.O Come behold.O Come, to greet Jesus, born this happy morning.O Come, Word of the Father, now in flesh appearing.O Come, let us adore him! John Francis Wade is now generally recognized as the author and composer of this hymn about 1743. There were four original verses written in…
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December 10, 2024: Hark! The Herald Angels Sing (GTG #119)
“Peace on earth and mercy mild, God and sinners reconciled! Joyful, all ye nations rise; join the triumph of the skies;” I love this hymn because it captures the essence of Christmas. Growing up, I found immense joy in the anticipation of all the things that come with the season: decorating the tree, watching movies,…
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December 9, 2024: In the Bleak Midwinter (GTG #144)
“What can I give him, poor as I am?… what can I give him: give my heart.” This hymn and poem always stuck out to me as an odd choice for a hymn about Christmas. Growing up in South Georgia, snow was something seen only on TV or cotton under the trees at the Mall.…
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December 8th, 2024: Angels We Have Heard on High (GTG #113)
“Angels we have head on high, sweetly singing o’er the plains and the mountains in reply echoing their joyous strains.” I can actually picture the awe felt by all who heard the angels singing. I have heard those voices. In a freak accident when I was ten, I was electrocuted. I was visiting with a…
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December 7th, 2024: It Came Upon the Midnight Clear (GTG #123)
“It came upon the midnight clear, that glorious song of old.” My favorite Christmas carol is It Came Upon the Midnight Clear. On the surface, it seems, even to me, a strange choice. There are plenty of other Christmas carols that are much more beautiful. And it sounds, at least to my ears, a little…
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December 6th, 2024: Lo, How a Rose E’er Blooming (GTG #129)
“A shoot will come up from the stump of Jesse; from his roots a Branch will bear fruit. the Spirit of the Lord will rest on him; the Spirit of wisdom and of understanding, the Spirit of counsel and of might, the Spirit of the knowledge and fear of the Lord; and he will delight…