2. What do I learn?
Think:
What do these lyrics reveal about God? About people?
What promises, warnings or commands do you see?
Pull truths from the text, then draw a few conclusions:
– God is … Creator, Messiah, Christ, King, God with us, Lord, Justice, Mercy, Trinity.
– We are … earthly, sinful, longing, hopeful, fearful, repenting, once guilty, made free.
– Command: Come and worship! Promise: Christ is Messiah.
The God of all glory became God with us to make His justice and mercy known. Christ is the Light who breaks sin’s chains; He will come again to rule and reign. Jesus is worthy of worship today, and one day will be worshipped by all.
3. How will I apply it?
Think:
How can I praise God for who He’s revealed to be?
Does my thinking or behavior sing in tune with this hymn?
Respond with a prayer of your own, reflecting the hymn’s renewed meaning in your heart.
God, You are all-powerful, dwelling above me in every way. But God You came to Earth — You set foot on the ground as a baby. Angels declared Jesus’ arrival, and faithful people worshipped You even then.
Lord, I don’t worship You wholeheartedly, though I know the whole story — Jesus’ life, death, and Resurrection. Lord, thank You for King Jesus who bore my death sentence and frees me from sin’s grip.
Cause me to bow rightly before You and repent in confidence of Jesus’ Name. May my worship be in truth. May my whole heart long to worship Christ always!
Let’s Sing Anew!
Take a moment and sing the hymn out loud. Does your heart and mind newly connect to the words? Across time, hymn writers have modeled how to take the truths of Scripture and offer them back to the Lord as a joyful declaration of who He is and what He’s done. So who could you share this activity with? Could your Bible study, church group, or family slow down and gather round a Christmas hymn to ask…
…what’s this hymn about?
…what do we learn?
…and how will we apply it?
May the words we sing be more than a Christmas soundtrack or seasonal tradition — let them ring out as God’s greatest news going forth to the world from the hearts of Christ’s own!
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