I HEARD THE BELLS ON CHRISTMAS DAY (4 OF 4)
by Tim Badal
Scripture: Isaiah 53:3
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Title: I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day (4 of 4)
Series: Heaven & Nature Sing
Author: Tim Badal
Text: Isaiah 53:3
It is so good to be able to worship in God's house and see such an awesome group of people. As a church, we have been focusing our time and attention on the sounds and songs of Christmas. We're doing this under the heading "Heaven & Nature Sing," looking at the stories behind the songs of Christmas. We've looked at three so far. First, "Joy to the World" a couple weeks ago. Then last week we focused on "God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen."
Last night we had three awesome, jam-packed services in which we learned about the subject matter in the song, "O Holy Night." We saw that in just a few stanzas, the writer told us the story of where the world was throughout the Old Testament, and about the great joy and holiness of the night when Christ made His appearance to take away our "sin and error pining," when He appeared and we felt our worth. We saw how it is now our calling to "fall on our knees."
This morning, what has become one of the best-known stories behind a song, we're looking at "I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day."
I heard the bells on Christmas Day
Their old, familiar carols play,
And wild and sweet
The words repeat
Of peace on earth, good-will to men !
And thought how, as the day had come,
The belfries of all Christendom
Had rolled along
The unbroken song
Of peace on earth, good-will to men !
Till, ringing, singing on its way,
The world revolved from night to day
A voice, a chime,
A chant sublime
Of peace on earth, good-will to men !
Then from each black, accursed mouth,
The cannon thundered in the South,
And with the sound
The carols drowned
Of peace on earth, good-will to men !
It was as if an earthquake rent
The hearth-stones of a continent,
And made forlorn
The households born
Of peace on earth, good-will to men !
And in despair I bowed my head ...
Series: Heaven & Nature Sing
Author: Tim Badal
Text: Isaiah 53:3
It is so good to be able to worship in God's house and see such an awesome group of people. As a church, we have been focusing our time and attention on the sounds and songs of Christmas. We're doing this under the heading "Heaven & Nature Sing," looking at the stories behind the songs of Christmas. We've looked at three so far. First, "Joy to the World" a couple weeks ago. Then last week we focused on "God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen."
Last night we had three awesome, jam-packed services in which we learned about the subject matter in the song, "O Holy Night." We saw that in just a few stanzas, the writer told us the story of where the world was throughout the Old Testament, and about the great joy and holiness of the night when Christ made His appearance to take away our "sin and error pining," when He appeared and we felt our worth. We saw how it is now our calling to "fall on our knees."
This morning, what has become one of the best-known stories behind a song, we're looking at "I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day."
I heard the bells on Christmas Day
Their old, familiar carols play,
And wild and sweet
The words repeat
Of peace on earth, good-will to men !
And thought how, as the day had come,
The belfries of all Christendom
Had rolled along
The unbroken song
Of peace on earth, good-will to men !
Till, ringing, singing on its way,
The world revolved from night to day
A voice, a chime,
A chant sublime
Of peace on earth, good-will to men !
Then from each black, accursed mouth,
The cannon thundered in the South,
And with the sound
The carols drowned
Of peace on earth, good-will to men !
It was as if an earthquake rent
The hearth-stones of a continent,
And made forlorn
The households born
Of peace on earth, good-will to men !
And in despair I bowed my head ...
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