I had never heard this song from Brad Paisley and Sara Evans until recently. This is a great reminder of all that Jesus has done for us!
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Would You Take the Place of This Man?
As we begin this new year, it is a great time to take stock of our lives. As a Christian, that means remembering what Jesus did for us. This wonderful song from Jeremy Camp and scenes from “The Passion of the Christ” helps to drive that point home. (WARNING: Some of the scenes from the movie included in this video are graphic and not meant for young children.)
Phillipians 4:6-7 (Seeds Family Worship)
This video comes from Seeds Family Worship. There specialty is putting actual scripture to music. Their music is catchy and memorable. I have all of their CD’s and enjoy them regularly with my kids. It really is music your whole family will enjoy. In this video, they sing othe words of Phillipians 4:6-7. Enjoy!
December 25 – It’s About the Cross (A Christmas Carol Advent)
MERRY CHRISTMAS!
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History
This song was written and performed by Go Fish and appears on their Christmas album called Snow which was released in 2006. We actually kicked off our Christmas Song Advent with a Go Fish song (Christmas With A Capital “C”) and it seems appropriate to end with this one which reminds us that Christmas may be about the birth of Christ, but in the end we must never lose sight of the cross!
Commentary & Analysis
This song isn’t as well known, but I couldn’t think of a better way to finish off this Christmas Carol Advent than with this song from Go Fish. This song reminds us, on Christmas Day, that this holiday is actually quite secondary to the death and resurrection of Christ. Over the last 25 days, we have looked at a number of songs celebrating the manger, the angels, the shepherds and the wise men. Those are an integral part of Christmas celebration, but we should never lose sight of the cross of Christ where God paid the penalty for our sins so that we could be reconciled to him forever. It’s about accepting him as our Lord and savior so that we can, through his death, be born again into the kingdom of God. While we celebrate a babe born in the straw, we must remember the stone that was rolled away to find an empty tomb “so we can have real life someday.” The second set of verses turns from the traditional, and biblical facets of Christmas, to remind us that the current trimmings (family, presents, snow, decorations and the feelings they all elicit), while nice are also not what Christmas is really about. No matter how much we enjoy Christmas, and we should, we have to remember that it is only the beginning of Christ’s time on earth, and it was the end of his time here that gives us the opportunity at eternal life.
December 24 – Silent Night (A Christmas Carol Advent)
1 MORE DAY UNTIL CHRISTMAS!
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History
Silent Night was penned in German (Stille Nacht, heilige Nacht) by the Austrian Priest Father Joseph Mohr. The melody was composed by Franz Xaver Gruber, and the song was first performed in the Nikolaus-Kirche (Church of St. Nicholas) in Oberndorf, Austria on December 24, 1818.
Commentary & Analysis
This is one of my favorite Christmas Carols and one of my favorite songs of all time. Interestingly, the whole idea behind this song, a “silent night” is not addressed anywhere in the Bible. There is no indication of atmosphere when Christ was born. More likely, the phrase “silent night, holy night” is based on the nature of God based on passages like 1 Kings 19:11-12 when God showed himself to Elijah:
December 23 – O Holy Night (A Christmas Carol Advent)
2 MORE DAYS UNTIL CHRISTMAS!
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History
“O Holy Night” was originally a French carol (“Cantique De Noel”) was penned as a poem in 1847 by Placide de Roguemaure based on his interpretation of what it would have been like to be present at the birth of Christ based on the account in the Gospel of Luke. The music was composed by Adolphe-Charles Adam. It
Commentary & Analysis
The first verse of this famous Christmas Carol capture the state of the world prior to the birth of Christ (“Long lay a world in sin and error pining”) and at the birth of Christ (“for yonder breaks a new and glorious morn.”) I am always struck in the first verse of this song by the juxtaposition of the thrill of hope and a weary world. We live in a world tainted by sin that does not work the way God created it to work. We live in a world that, for the most part, rejects its creator. We live in a world of natural disasters, terrorist attacks, lie, cheating, stealing, death, tears, anguish and indescribable pain. I think weary captures the tenor of this world and those of us who live in it. We are worn out by the grind, by the pain, by the longing for something better. In a lonely manger, in a small town, without human fanfare, a small child was born. That child, Jesus, was the Son of God sent to absolve us of our sin by his death on the cross. That child was, and is, the hope of the world. The only appropriate response we can offer to the gift of a savior is to fall on our knees in worship and adoration – it was a holy night indeed!
December 22 – Come And Worship (A Christmas Carol Advent)
3 MORE DAYS UNTIL CHRISTMAS!
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History
This song based on the Hymn “Angels from the Realms of Glory” was written by Bebo Norman for his Christmas CD entitled Christmas…From The Realms of Glory. That CD was released in 2007.
Commentary & Analysis
This month, we have looked at Christmas from the standpoint of shepherds, wise men, Mary, and a spectator in Bethlehem, amongst others. This song tells the story of Christmas from heaven’s perspective. The first verse speaks to the angels from creation to proclaiming the Messiah’s birth. The chorus is a call to the only rightful response to the coming Messiah – one of worship. In the second verse, we see a heavenly view of the shepherds. Rather than focusing on the awe and wonder of the shepherds, this verse recounts what the shepherds were privileged to see – the very light of God come in infant form to live with his creation. The final verse looks forward to Christ’s second coming when his work shall finally be completed and his eternal kingdom established. This song places Christmas in its rightful position in God’s larger story from Genesis to Revelation.