Good Christian men, rejoice
With heart and soul and voice!
Give ye heed to what we say:
Jesus Christ is born today!
Man and beast before Him bow,
And He is in the manger now:
Christ is born today,
Christ is born today!
Good Christian men, rejoice
With heart and soul and voice!
Now ye hear of endless bliss:
Jesus Christ was born for this!
He has opened heaven’s door,
And man is blest forevermore.
Christ was born for this,
Christ was born for this!
Good Christian men, rejoice
With heart and soul and voice!
Now ye need not fear the grave :
Jesus Christ was born to save!
Calls you one and calls you all
To gain His everlasting hall.
Christ was born to save,
Christ was born to save!
14th c. Latin/ German, Translated by John Mason Neale, 1853
Read Psalm 97
(Rejoice! It is easy to be overwhelmed by everything that goes with Christmas, but at its core, the message is and always has been, Rejoice! The savior is born! Rejoice with heart and soul and voice! News this wondrous cannot be kept silent. May you experience that great joy today and every day!)
Here’s another Christmas favorite: It Came Upon the Midnight Clear