Oh Holy Night

my version of Oh Holy Night....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lh-La6D-vHY&feature=youtu.be

I LOVE this Christmas song!  It is so full of meaning and reverence.

O holy night! The stars are brightly shining,
It is the night of the dear Saviour's birth.
Long lay the world in sin and error pining.

(Before Christ came into the world humans were under the law.  We were incapable of measuring up to God's standard of holiness on our own.

Till He appeared and the Spirit felt its worth.
A thrill of hope the weary world rejoices,

(Christ brought hope that we could finally be brought close to God.)

For yonder breaks a new and glorious morn.

(Christ's incarnation was the beginning of the new covenant of grace with humanity.)

Fall on your knees! Oh, hear the angel voices!

O night divine, the night when Christ was born;
O night, O holy night, O night divine!
O night, O holy night, O night divine!
Led by the light of faith serenely beaming,
With glowing hearts by His cradle we stand.
O'er the world a star is sweetly gleaming,
Now come the wisemen from out of the Orient land.
The King of kings lay thus lowly manger;
In all our trials born to be our friends.
He knows our need, our weakness is no stranger,

(In becoming man He, God, now can empathize with every trial we ever might go through.)

Behold your King! Before him lowly bend!
Behold your King! Before him lowly bend!
Truly He taught us to love one another,
His law is love and His gospel is peace.
Chains he shall break, for the slave is our brother.

(We are all slaves to sin before our lives are regenerated by Christ.)

And in his name all oppression shall cease.
Sweet hymns of joy in grateful chorus raise we,
With all our hearts we praise His holy name.
Christ is the Lord! Then ever, ever praise we,


His power and glory ever more proclaim!
His power and glory ever more proclaim!