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Saturday Song for the Soul: Hope was Born this Night

 This is a late post I meant to post back in December. I’m hoping to use this month to get caught up on the many entries I’ve written in my mind but not transcribed to black & white. 

Yes I LOVE music and I especially love Christmas music to get into & feel the spirit of the holiday! The classics are always great but I have really enjoyed some great new(er) songs for the session as we celebrating the coming of our King, the birth of our Lord & Savior like this one by Sidewalk Prophets (& others on this album!). Ask my kids, I’ve been breaking out into song & singing it constantly!! Oh it just fills me with such joy!


“Tonight I can see a star shine

And its splendor fills up the sky (it’s kinda cool that the ‘Jerusalem star’ appeared around the same time it would’ve lit up the sky 2000 years ago! This time it didn’t come with the amazing announcement of the incarnate birth but it still caused up to look up & think about the baby king who came to life on earth, to conquer death once & for all, to reign forevermore!)

It's the same that appeared and the wise men revered (it caused them to look up, listen to the message of the Maker of the stars & follow reverently, faithfully, & humbly where He led. Then as now His Word is a lamp to our feet & a Light to our path to guide us in the life no matter how dark it gets)

When hope was born this night (Amen!! The true, lasting, sure hope born into our hearts & souls because of the birth of the Christ child, the Son of God the Father sent to be “Wonderful Counselor, Almighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace”)

Out upon the snowy fields (in the dark, dead of winter the Light & Life came!)

There's a silent peace that heals (a perfect peace that passes understanding comes in the quiet stillness of life’s ‘night’ that brings spiritually healing & relational restoration with us & the Creator of all)

And it echoes the grace of our Savior's embrace (His actions “speak” loud & clear of His abundant love, grace & truth embodied in Jesus who came to seek & save the lost)

Because hope was born this night (& lives on today in our hearts & minds!)

Glory to God in the highest (all glory & credit go to Him who prepared & performed the plan perfectly)

Peace on Earth (brought from heaven by the Prince), good will to all men (the greatest good to all those who make peace with God through the baby born that night!)

Let all of the world sing the chorus of joy (let us praise His holy name together so all the world will hear & know & receive the Joy to the world because the Lord has come!)

Because hope was born this night

I can hear the Christmas bells ring (as many “make a joyful, melodious noise unto Him!”)

As softly as a church choir sings (how can we not respond in celebratory song?!)

It's the song used to praise the ancient of days (from eternity past He’s existed, & for all eternity He will continue!)

When hope was born this night

There are angels in this place (who boldly proclaimed His entrance on earth!)

And my heart resounds with the praise (& echoes it joyfully!)

Like a shepherd so scared, I'll rejoice and declare (the fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom! And His perfect love casts out any earthly fears so I can declare it boldly!)

That hope was born this night (Amen! What a blessed hope that is!)

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