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Today I will be writing on 5 Christmas Hymns that can be sung for the season.

Caveat, my chosen hymns may not be ‘christmastic’ in nature.

That gotten, let’s go

1.Great is Thy faithfulness.

I choose this hymn first because if not the great faithfulness of God, why will Jesus came to this world to die. Ponder of the first verse of the song.

Great is thy faithfulness, O God my Father,
there is no shadow of turning with thee.
Thou changest not, thy compassions, they fail not;
as thou hast been, thou forever wilt be.
Refrain:
Great is thy faithfulness!
Great is thy faithfulness!
Morning by morning new mercies I see;
all I have needed thy hand hath provided.
Great is thy faithfulness, Lord, unto me!

2. Joy to the world! The Lord has come!

This is an evergreen Christmas hymn but have we ever pauses to think on the hymn.

What brings the joy? The Lord’s faithfulness.

Who brings the joy? Our Lord God.

We should rejoice and be merry because Christ was born.

The second and third verses of the hymn says

2. Joy to the earth, the Savior reigns!
Let men their songs employ,
while fields and floods, rocks, hills, and plains,
repeat the sounding joy,
repeat the sounding joy,
repeat, repeat the sounding joy.

3. No more let sins and sorrows grow
nor thorns infest the ground;
he comes to make his blessings flow
far as the curse is found,
far as the curse is found,
far as, far as the curse is found.

3. The First Noel The Angel Did Say.

This is a song of humility because the first Noel the angel did say was to a group of shepherds.

The first Noel the angel did say
was to certain poor shepherds in fields as they lay;
in fields where they lay keeping their sheep,
on a cold winter’s night that was so deep.
Refrain:
Noel, Noel, Noel, Noel,
born is the King of Israel.

The second and third stanzas of the hymn tells about the inclusivity of the Gospel for all. The wise and rich men also came.

2. They looked up and saw a star
shining in the east, beyond them far;
and to the earth it gave great light,
and so it continued both day and night.

3 And by the light of that same star
three Wise Men came from country far;
to seek for a king was their intent,
and to follow the star wherever it went.

4. Silent Night, Holy Night.

This is also an evergreen classic of joy and celebration. Enjoy the lyrics

Silent night, holy night!
All is calm, all is bright
round yon virgin mother and child.
Holy Infant, so tender and mild,
sleep in heavenly peace,
sleep in heavenly peace.

5. Hark! The Herald Angel Sing.

Hark! the herald angels sing,
“Glory to the newborn King:
peace on earth, and mercy mild,
God and sinners reconciled!”
Joyful, all ye nations, rise,
join the triumph of the skies;
with th’angelic hosts proclaim,
“Christ is born in Bethlehem!”

Hark! the herald angels sing,
“Glory to the newborn King”

If angels did sing, it will be good of us to listen to the most melodious lyrics in the world.

6. Let all Mortals Flesh keep Silence.

I promised 5 hymns but let’s enjoy this as a sober reflection of God great faithfulness that gave us Christ

1 Let all mortal flesh keep silence,
and with fear and trembling stand.
Ponder nothing earthly minded,
for with blessing in his hand
Christ our God to earth descending
comes, our homage to demand.

2 King of kings, yet born of Mary,
as of old on earth he stood,
Lord of heaven now incarnate
in the body and the blood,
he will give to all the faithful
his own self for heav’nly food.

3 Rank on rank the host of heaven
streams before him on the way,
as the Light of light descending
from the realms of endless day
comes, that pow’rs of hell may vanish,
as the shadows pass away.

4 At his feet the six-winged seraph,
cherubim with sleepless eye,
veil their faces to the Presence,
as with ceaseless voice, they cry,
“Alleluia! Alleluia!
Alleluia, Lord Most High!”

Those are my 5 selected hymns for this Christmas.

Can you tell me yours in the comment section? I will love to know.