christmas sunday

i love christmas sunday. i love that the entire meeting is focused on the birth of the saviour - because that is what christmas is all about. we combined with the other ward that meets at our chapel for today and it was full of beautiful words and hymns. 

the best part was being asked to conduct the final hymn, which was a beautifully full arrangement, played as a duet between two pianos of:

Joy to the world

Joy to the world, the Lord is come;

Let earth receive her King!

Let ev’ry heart prepare him room,

And Saints and angels sing,

And Saints and angels sing,

And Saints, and Saints and angels sing.

Rejoice! Rejoice when Jesus reigns,

And Saints their songs employ,

While fields and floods, rocks, hills, and plains

Repeat the sounding joy,

Repeat the sounding joy,

Repeat, repeat the sounding joy.

No more will sin and sorrow grow,

Nor thorns infest the ground;

He’ll come and make the blessings flow

Far as the curse was found,

Far as the curse was found,

Far as, far as the curse was found.

Rejoice! Rejoice in the Most High,

While Israel spreads abroad

Like stars that glitter in the sky,

And ever worship God,

And ever worship God,

And ever, and ever worship God.

it was sung with so much emotion and it was amazing to be a part of it. i am so grateful to know that the saviour came into the world all those years ago. we are so blessed to know of the truth and be able to be here today to celebrate his birth.