Author’s Note: This article was originally published six years ago, but the message holds just as true today. Even when life brings you to your knees, know that you are not alone. We’ve been given a wondrous gift — let your soul feel its worth. Merry Christmas, one and all.
There are several traditional Christmas carols or hymns which pack an emotional punch for me. None more so than “O’ Holy Night.” To me, the combination of the vaguely melancholic melody and passionate lyrics are extraordinarily powerful and rarely fail to bring me to tears.
The opening lines set the tone beautifully.
O holy night the stars are brightly shining
It is the night of our dear Saviour’s birth
We’re reminded not only why we need a Saviour but how this wondrous gift reveals just how much we are loved.
Long lay the world in sin and error pining
Till He appeared and the soul felt its worth
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