JOY in Jesus’ Birth
What’s your favorite Christmas song? Many would respond, “Silent Night”. (Hopefully it’s not “Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer”!) Personally, mine is “Joy to the World”. The harmony is beautiful and the rhythm is paced for praise. It originated as a poem penned by Isaac Watts in 1719 interpretting Psalm 98: 4: “Make a joyful noise unto the Lord...” Unfortunately Watts died long before Lowell Mason - a Georgian banker - merged the lyrics with Handel’s “Messiah” melody in 1839. This song wasn’t initially designed to be a Christmas hymn, but rather to celebrate Christ’s return! Whatever the original intent, we’re grateful for this song’s presence on the Christmas carol list!
As we celebrate Life - especially the Savior’s birth and Light to us at Christmas time - let us all be thankful for the sanctity of life and let us all share our “Joy to the World”.
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