Songs…1…

 Songs…1

Hallelujah, it’s Christmas…

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6y54jcyu1W4

Somewhere in the silent night…

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nT-5cP4BeoI

No room for Jesus…

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HeIPA81IZNI

 

Make room…

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iUFSxt7qkNw

The birth of a King…

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=urmooOy_78c

Medley of Christmas songs…

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8TdgLS99Nsc&list=RDNsX3tYbai1Q&start_radio=1

A child’s perspective….

 A child’s perspective….

We have Christmas programs at churches around the world…

We teach our children of the Savior…the baby who arrived one night in the town of Bethlehem …the foretold Savior…who came from humble birth to save those who believed…those who wanted forgiveness….

A child whom kings worshiped…

We dress our children in robes, angel’s costumes, sheep and cattle’s hats…march them across the stages or up the aisles the portray the nativity…some may giggle, while others dance..still others scared, retreat or wave to parents proud…the live lamb may walk away…or the baby cry or the standin doll dropped in the hay…

Angels wings flutter, children sing loud or mutter…

We watch in wonder as these children play their parts…winning places within our hearts…

Thank YOU…for the little children ….

 People were also bringing babies to Jesus for him to place his hands on them. 

When the disciples saw this, they rebuked them. But Jesus called the children to him and said, “Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of God belongs to such as these. 

Truly I tell you, anyone who will not receive the kingdom of God like a little child will never enter it.”

Luke.18.15-18

 He called a little child to him, and placed the child among them. And he said: “Truly I tell you, unless you change and become like little children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven. Therefore, whoever takes the lowly position of this child is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven. And whoever welcomes one such child in my name welcomes me.

Matt.18.2-5

 “Do you hear what these children are saying?” they asked him.“Yes,” replied Jesus, “have you never read,“‘From the lips of children and infants you, Lord, have called forth your praise’?”

Matt.21.16

The shepherd boy…

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oymYCeNRfPE

The drummer boy….

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NzEX3QMuVPM

Away in a manger…

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M2ULTkNmIEY

If I Were there…

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wqLMuNTLLyA

Do you hear what I hear…

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bGxpxvWNADY

What child is this…

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wix14BuE09o

Glorifies…rejoices…

 

 Glorifies, rejoices…..

And Mary said:“My soul glorifies the Lord  and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior,

Luke.1.46-47

As Christmas quickly approaches, the songs that fill our minds reflect the glory of the miracle of Christ’s birth and we rejoice that God loves us so much that He sent his son from the heavenly realm to meet man face to face on the earth…that He had a purpose, a plan from the beginning for our salvation…

Thank YOU…..

 Then I will teach transgressors your ways,so that sinners will turn back to you.

Ps.51.13

 But go and learn what this means: ‘I desire mercy, not sacrifice.’ For I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners.”

Matt.9.13

 For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through him. But whoever lives by the truth comes into the light, so that it may be seen plainly that what they have done has been done in the sight of God.

John.3.16-17,John.3.21

 But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us.

Rom.5.8

 Here is a trustworthy saying that deserves full acceptance: Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners—of whom I am the worst. 

But for that very reason I was shown mercy so that in me, the worst of sinners, 

Christ Jesus might display his immense patience as an example for those who would believe in him and receive eternal life. 

Now to the King eternal, immortal, invisible, the only God, be honor and glory for ever and ever. Amen.

1Tim.1.15-17

All glory be to Christ…

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c81OW0RkS6Y

I wonder as I wander…

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FonDzi49DYg

 Creator of the stars at night….

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t0-BMlRoE3M&list=RDt0-BMlRoE3M&index=1

Angels…

  Angels….

Hark, the herald angels sing…

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W-njGd2u82g

Angels we have heard in high…

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KGCxTOYBy50 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i6wsLm6cZ1E

Angels from the realms of glory….

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ELjgFKACcdQ

Angels played a big part of the Christmas event…

They came to Zechariah, Joseph, Mary, the shepherds…with special messages…great, exciting, comforting messages…

 The angel said to him, “I am Gabriel. I stand in the presence of God, and I have been sent to speak to you and to tell you this good news. In the sixth month of Elizabeth’s pregnancy, God sent the angel Gabriel to Nazareth, a town in Galilee, to a virgin pledged to be married to a man named Joseph, a descendant of David. The virgin’s name was Mary. 

The angel went to her and said, “Greetings, you who are highly favored! The Lord is with you.” Mary was greatly troubled at his words and wondered what kind of greeting this might be. But the angel said to her, “Do not be afraid, Mary; you have found favor with God. You will conceive and give birth to a son, and you are to call him Jesus. He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High. The Lord God will give him the throne of his father David, and he will reign over Jacob’s descendants forever; his kingdom will never end.” 

An angel of the Lord appeared to them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were terrified. But the angel said to them, “Do not be afraid. I bring you good news that will cause great joy for all the people. 

Today in the town of David a Savior has been born to you; he is the Messiah, the Lord. This will be a sign to you: You will find a baby wrapped in cloths and lying in a manger.”

 Suddenly a great company of the heavenly host appeared with the angel, praising God and saying, “Glory to God in the highest heaven,and on earth peace to those on whom his favor rests.”

 When the angels had left them and gone into heaven, the shepherds said to one another, “Let’s go to Bethlehem and see this thing that has happened, which the Lord has told us about.”

Luke.1.19,Luke.1.26-33,Luke.2.9-15

Thank YOU…

Hallelujah chorus…

 

Hallelujah chorus….

Are there songs that just make you want to stand up or bow down?

Years ago, I was driving to church, praying as I drove…the Holy Spirit spoke to me, asking, “are you willing to stand for Jesus?”   It was so convicting…

 We attended a church at that time that didn’t stand for any songs…for anything during the church service…except when you walked in and out…

That morning one of the songs was, “I stand , I stand in awe of you”… I remember thinking, this was what the question was about…and I couldn’t stay seated… I had to stand…

The Messiah was being preformed in 1743, in London, King George II was in attendance…he leapt to his feet during the Hallelujah Chorus …since that day, it is customary to stand with the words, “Hallelujah! For He shall reign forever and ever “… while the music soars on and on…it is hard to stay seated…

There are over 460 verses that have “stand” in them…really really good ones..a few follow…

For what or whom do we stand…?

Thank YOU…..

 When the storm has swept by, the wicked are gone,but the righteous stand firm forever.

Prov.10.25

 Therefore, my dear brothers and sisters, stand firm. Let nothing move you. Always give yourselves fully to the work of the Lord, because you know that your labor in the Lord is not in vain. 

Be on your guard; stand firm in the faith; be courageous; be strong. Do everything in love.

1Cor.15.58,1Cor.16.13,1Cor.16.14

 Now it is God who makes both us and you stand firm in Christ. He anointed us, set his seal of ownership on us, and put his Spirit in our hearts as a deposit, guaranteeing what is to come. 

Not that we lord it over your faith, but we work with you for your joy, because it is by faith you stand firm.

2Cor.1.21,2Cor.1.22,2Cor.1.24

Hallelujah Chorus, Handel….

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=weFJHtcxJt0

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Messiah_(Handel)

Silent night….

 Silent night….

Shared information….

“A Song Forged from Silence

How a Broken Organ Gave the World “Silent Night”

A Night of Broken Plans:

It was Christmas Eve, 1818, in the quiet Tyrol village of Oberndorf, nestled in the Austrian Alps near Salzburg. A biting chill swept through the newly constructed church as Joseph Mohr, the village priest, paced anxiously. The church organ—a vital instrument for the midnight service—lay broken and silent, a cruel blow to the evening’s carefully planned music. Mohr’s heart sank. What could be done now? The silence of the instrument threatened to ruin the sacred celebration.

But as despair loomed, Mohr remembered a truth he often preached: God’s plans rise in the face of human failure. “Problems are God’s opportunities,” he reminded himself. Inspired by that thought, a fragment of a poem he had written two years earlier came rushing back to him: “Silent night, holy night, all is calm, all is bright.”

The words glowed in his mind like candlelight. A new idea took shape—a song that could be sung without the need for an organ. With urgency, Mohr set to work.

A Tune in Time:

Clutching his lyrics, Mohr made his way to the modest home of Franz Gruber, the church organist. Snow crunched beneath his boots as he approached, and his breath curled into the cold air. Gruber greeted him at the door, confusion flashing across his face. Mohr wasted no time, explaining the broken organ and his last-minute plea. “We need a melody,” he said, holding up the scribbled lines of his poem. “A simple one—something we can sing with a guitar.”

Franz Gruber hesitated, but the urgency in Mohr’s voice spurred him on. The two men worked tirelessly, Gruber pulling together chords and harmonies, the soft sounds of the guitar filling the silence left by the organ. By the time the bells tolled midnight, their creation was ready.

That night, on December 24th, 1818, the congregation gathered in the dim candlelit church. As Mohr and Gruber stood at the front, Gruber’s guitar gently accompanied their voices as they sang:

“Silent night, holy night, all is calm, all is bright…”

It was simple, pure, and hauntingly beautiful. The music, born of brokenness, filled the small church with peace.

A Journey Across the Alps:

Not long after that night, Karl Mauracher, an organ builder, traveled to Oberndorf to repair the damaged instrument. While working, he heard the story of the nearly ruined Christmas Eve service and the song that saved it. Intrigued, Mauracher asked for a copy of the music.

As Mauracher traveled throughout the Alpine villages of Austria, he shared the song wherever he went, referring to it as “Tiroler Volkslied”—a folksong of Tyrol. The carol quickly spread like winter fire, echoing through valleys and churches, carried by travelers and singers.

The Strasser Children and the Royal Court:

Years later, the melody found its way into the hearts of the Strasser family, glove makers renowned for their fine chamois-skin wares. To draw attention to their goods at bustling fairs and festivals, the four Strasser children would stand before their parents’ booth and sing.

With their clear, angelic voices, they became something of a sensation—much like the Von Trapp family would a century later. Crowds gathered to hear them, spellbound by their simple yet moving songs. Among their repertoire was a particular carol: “Silent Night.”

Word of their singing spread far and wide, eventually reaching the royal court. King and Queen alike were enchanted by the gentle beauty of the song. The Strasser children were invited to perform before royalty, their voices filling the grand halls with the same tender melody born years earlier in a humble Alpine church.

A Legacy of Peace:

And so, the carol that began as a desperate solution to a broken organ became a gift to the world. Across continents and centuries, “Silent Night” has been sung in cathedrals and cottages, in times of war and peace, its gentle strains carrying the same message of calm and hope that first broke the stillness of Oberndorf in 1818.

All because of a broken organ.

Via TD Hale”

Silent night…

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TidbG3AL_LM

https://www.facebook.com/reel/471618342631956?fs=e&s=TIeQ9V&fs=e&fs=e&s=TIeQ9V

 Oh come, oh come Emmanuel…

 “Behold, the virgin shall conceive and bear a son,and they shall call his name Immanuel”(which means, God with us).

Matt.1.2

What are the lyrics really about?

https://www.classicfm.com/discover-music/occasions/christmas/lyrics-o-come-o-come-emmanuel-origins/

Oh come, oh come Emmanuel…

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yFoFOZmSIfY

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=draHA_9MS18

Interesting…

Thank YOU…