HArk the herald angel sing
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And suddenly there appeared with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God and saying,
“Glory to God in the highest, And on earth peace among men with whom He is pleased.”
Songs of Christmas
3 goals in mind
to understand the carols that you hear this time of the year
to help understand these hymns thru the lens of the Bible
to let the scriptures illuminate our sing in praises to God
originally there were 10 stanzas 4 lines each. it was published in 1739 was written by Charles Wesley
A curious mixture of exclamation, exhortation, and theological reflection.
the music that these words was penned to is quit comical since Mendelssohn wrote that the tune would “never do to sacred words”.
in 1856 William Cummings adapted the tune to Wesleys text
originally it began with, “Hark, how all the welkin [heaven/sky] rings.” In 1753, George Whitefield altered that line to “Hark! The herald angels sing,” and his first line and title have been used ever since.”
welkin = totality of the inhabited universe giving glory to God
“Hark the Herald Angels Sing”
And suddenly there appeared with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God and saying,
“Glory to God in the highest, And on earth peace among men with whom He is pleased.”
And when He again brings the firstborn into the world, He says, “And let all the angels of God worship Him.”
the beginning of this song is begging us to ask, what did they sing? What could have been so great to cause the heavens and the angels to sing?
“Glory to the newborn king” = glory to God in the highest
Therefore Pilate said to Him, “So You are a king?” Jesus answered, “You say correctly that I am a king. For this I have been born, and for this I have come into the world, to testify to the truth. Everyone who is of the truth hears My voice.”
And on His robe and on His thigh He has a name written, “KING OF KINGS, AND LORD OF LORDS.”
Rev.
Is Jesus King of your life this morning? Is he king of your heart, is he king of your mind, is he king of your life? He he reigning and ruling ever ounce of you being. Who are you obeying the king of kings and Lord of Lords are you obeying the flesh, the world, yourself?
For a child will be born to us, a son will be given to us; And the government will rest on His shoulders; And His name will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Eternal Father, Prince of Peace.
the prophesied king came in the one we know as Jesus and he came for me and for you to bring
“peace on earth and mercy mild” - Jesus coming to earth is a message of peace and not war
Peter came preaching...
“The word which He sent to the sons of Israel, preaching peace through Jesus Christ (He is Lord of all)—
and having shod your feet with the preparation of the gospel of peace;
peace with what and to who?
peace with what and to who?
Therefore, having been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ,
and through Him to reconcile all things to Himself, having made peace through the blood of His cross; through Him, I say, whether things on earth or things in heaven.
For He Himself is our peace, who made both groups into one and broke down the barrier of the dividing wall,
by abolishing in His flesh the enmity, which is the Law of commandments contained in ordinances, so that in Himself He might make the two into one new man, thus establishing peace,
and might reconcile them both in one body to God through the cross, by it having put to death the enmity.
And He came and preached peace to you who were far away, and peace to those who were near;
Eph. 2:
specifically in the hymn he is referring to the reconciliation of man to God. What a wonderful reason for the heavens to be rejoicing for the king has come to reconcile the world thru himself. and so the hymn now turns and exhorts us to respond just like the heavens responded.
“joyful all ye nations rise” - our response to this kind of message ought to be for us to stand up in joyous awe and praise to God. we should give God praise, glory, adoration. The joy the happiness and excitement that these words should raise up in our hearts
For He Himself is our peace, who made both groups into one and broke down the barrier of the dividing wall,
by abolishing in His flesh the enmity, which is the Law of commandments contained in ordinances, so that in Himself He might make the two into one new man, thus establishing peace,
and might reconcile them both in one body to God through the cross, by it having put to death the enmity.
And He came and preached peace to you who were far away, and peace to those who were near;
Next time your reading thru Paul’s letters make note of how many times Paul will be writing some deep theological truth and then out of nowhere it seems if he lets loose with a doxology
He can’t help but praise God. What about us? Do you we allow biblical truths to cause us to praise God like the heavens? or have we become to callous to these beautiful truths? Or are we not picking up God’s Word daily and allowing these truths to penetrate our hearts and minds
Christ = The Messiah = salvation was born in Bethlehem, just where God said he would 100’s of years earlier in Micah
“But as for you, Bethlehem Ephrathah, Too little to be among the clans of Judah, From you One will go forth for Me to be ruler in Israel. His goings forth are from long ago, From the days of eternity.”
Who is this we are prasing and giving glory to God for?
Christ = the Messiah = anointed one = salvation - the one who is worshipped by the greatest created beings in the world
Jesus is his human name Christ is his title
everlasting Lord of the universe
for today in the city of David there has been born for you a Savior, who is Christ the Lord.
yet for us there is but one God, the Father, from whom are all things and we exist for Him; and one Lord, Jesus Christ, by whom are all things, and we exist through Him.
Jesus is the Christ whether you believe and obey or not. the question is will you enjoy the benefits of the Christ?
“The Spirit of the Lord is upon Me, Because He anointed Me to preach the gospel to the poor. He has sent Me to proclaim release to the captives, And recovery of sight to the blind, To set free those who are oppressed,
For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.
Will you or have you let Jesus release you from captivity? the captivity of sin and death? Only through the blood of Jesus is that possible
giving thanks to the Father, who has qualified us to share in the inheritance of the saints in Light.
Wi
“veiled in flesh the Godhead see; hail the incarnate deity”
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In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.
And the Word became flesh, and dwelt among us, and we saw His glory, glory as of the only begotten from the Father, full of grace and truth.
God, after He spoke long ago to the fathers in the prophets in many portions and in many ways,
in these last days has spoken to us in His Son, whom He appointed heir of all things, through whom also He made the world.
And He is the radiance of His glory and the exact representation of His nature, and upholds all things by the word of His power. When He had made purification of sins, He sat down at the right hand of the Majesty on high,
He is God he is deity, what other so called deity ever did that?
“pleased as man with men to dwell, Jesus our Emmanuel”
Pleased? even though he had to die?
fixing our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of faith, who for the joy set before Him endured the cross, despising the shame, and has sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.
Heb. 12:2
But the Lord was pleased To crush Him, putting Him to grief; If He would render Himself as a guilt offering, He will see His offspring, He will prolong His days, And the good pleasure of the Lord will prosper in His hand.
Because God is with us, because he took on flesh
But when the fullness of the time came, God sent forth His Son, born of a woman, born under the Law,
so that He might redeem those who were under the Law, that we might receive the adoption as sons.
Gal
For what the Law could not do, weak as it was through the flesh, God did: sending His own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh and as an offering for sin, He condemned sin in the flesh,
so that the requirement of the Law might be fulfilled in us, who do not walk according to the flesh but according to the Spirit.
Join me as we sing about Christ the anointed one, the everlasting Lord, the word that became flesh, Emmanuel God with us.
“Hail the heavenly born prince of peace”
hail = attracting attention to - shining the spotlight on Jesus
For a child will be born to us, a son will be given to us; And the government will rest on His shoulders; And His name will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Eternal Father, Prince of Peace.
where the Messiah is described (among other things) as the Prince of Peace; and he's saying when you hail Jesus– when you acclaim Jesus, when you honor Jesus, acclaim him– acclaim Jesus the Messiah as the Prince of Peace who was prophesied by Isaiah.
“risen with healing wings”
“But for you who fear My name, the sun of righteousness will rise with healing in its wings; and you will go forth and skip about like calves from the stall.
Mal
he brings light and life to all things
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In Him was life, and the life was the Light of men.
There was the true Light which, coming into the world, enlightens every man.
“mildly he lays His glory by” -
but emptied Himself, taking the form of a bond-servant, and being made in the likeness of men.
Why did he do that?
“born that men no more may die”
In other words, Jesus was born to remove the curse brought by Adam's sin and ours. What was that curse? Paul says, “...the wages of sin is death”, so He was born to remove the curse brought by Adam's sin and ours. The wages of sin: death...so “that man no more may die.”
“born to raise the sons of earth”
Therefore we have been buried with Him through baptism into death, so that as Christ was raised from the dead through the glory of the Father, so we too might walk in newness of life.
Rom. 6:4
having been buried with Him in baptism, in which you were also raised up with Him through faith in the working of God, who raised Him from the dead.
Col. 2:2
"born to give them the second birth”
Jesus answered, “Truly, truly, I say to you, unless one is born of water and the Spirit he cannot enter into the kingdom of God.
for you have been born again not of seed which is perishable but imperishable, that is, through the living and enduring word of God.
What are we busy doing ? the angels were busying themselves with praising God. What about you are you busying yourself with praising God, and praising God should be a priority for each one of us everyday.
the message of redemption thru Jesus christ is all about Him and His glory. God get all the glory. we couldn’t save ourselves so God sent His son in to the world to do it for us.
Are our lives giving glory to God each day
“Glory to God in the highest, And on earth peace among men with whom He is pleased.”
verse 14: “Peace on earth among men with whom He is pleased.”
This is an announcement for people who believe the message. It is not that there is peace for everyone. No. Those who are indifferent to this announcement, those who are indifferent to this Christ, to this Savior, there is no peace and joy for them. This peace is only for those on whom God's favor rests, for those who have rested and trusted in Jesus Christ alone for salvation as He is offered in the gospel by believing, confessing, repenting of their sins and being baptized for the forgiveness of sins.