Are you singing? ‘Tis the season for singing!

It is a season for the joyous songs of Christmas and a time to reflect upon what they truly mean. But why stop singing with the Christmas season? Why put the songs away with the decorations? Or why wait to get them out until then?

I think some Christmas songs are great any day of the year! We can enjoy the gift of music, but even more the presence of God. Psalm 95:2 (KJV) says, “Let us come before his presence with thanksgiving, and make a joyful noise unto him with psalms.” God inhabits the praise of His people.*

It is precious to enter into His presence, and it is precious to invite His presence to be with us. My favorite musical invitation to God is to sing the words of the old Latin hymn popular at Christmastime: “O Come, O Come Emmanuel.” And then my heart is subsequently drawn to adore Him.

O come, let us adore Him! Sing with me!

♫ O come, let us adore Him,
O come, let us adore Him,
O come, let us adore Him,
Christ the Lord. ♫

 
*See Psalm 22:3
Original text and photo by Francee Strain, December 7, 2019.
Adapted text by Francee Strain, 𝘕𝘰 𝘖𝘳𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘳𝘺 𝘐𝘯𝘷𝘪𝘵𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯: 𝘊𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘓𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘢 𝘓𝘪𝘧𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘌𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘗𝘶𝘳𝘱𝘰𝘴𝘦, (Bloomington, IN: WestBow Press, 2017), 108-9.
Song lyrics taken from “O Come, All Ye Faithful,” attributed to John Francis Wade, c. 1711-1786.