The Adoration of the Magi, 1510, by Hieronymus Bosch Tune and text: Philip Nicolai (1556-1608) 1 How lovely shines the Morning Star! The nations see and hail afar the light in Judah shining. O David's son of Jacob's race, my Bridegroom and my King of grace, f or you my heart is pining. Lowly, holy, great and glorious, O victorious Prince of graces, filling all the heav'nly places. 2 O highest joy by mortals won, true Son of God and Mary's son, the highborn King of ages! In y
Text: Gracia Grindal Tune: James Clemens Slaughter of the Innocents. Breughel REFLECTION Every time there is a school shooting, images and sounds of Herod’s slaughter of the innocents come to mind. Cruel and senseless, pure evil. King Herod hears from the wisemen that a king has been born in the neighborhood, in his realm, and he wants to kill him. Temporal power is fleeting and tyrants do everything in their powers to keep it. When fighting against divinity, however,
Merry Christmas! Here is an old blog on Christmas bells! https://www.hymnfortheday.com/post/hymn-280-i-heard-the-bells-on-christmas-day-kling-no-klokka
Read about the history of Christmas celebrations with Joy to the World as the hymn. Merry Christmas! Notice the ox and donkey who know what is going according to Isaiah https://www.hymnfortheday.com/post/hymns-for-christmas-eve-joy-to-the-world-a-thousand-christmas-candles-gleam-nu-tändas-tusen-juleljus
