Joy: Fifth Day of Christmas

Joy to the world! The Lord is come: let earth receive her king;

Let every heart prepare him room, and heaven and nature sing.

With “Joy to the world” in our hearts and minds, I invite you to join me in looking each of these twelve days for instances of the joy that runs through all of creation, especially through experiencing the beauty and wonder of God’s world.

 Bright blue skies, sunshine, and sparkling white snow brought joy to people in central Nebraska today. The snow on parts of this frozen lake was still immaculate, unbroken by footprints or thawing.

See, amid the winter's snow,

Born for us on Earth below,

See, the tender Lamb appears,

Promised from eternal years.

Chorus:

Hail, thou ever blessed morn,

Hail redemption's happy dawn,

Sing through all Jerusalem:
Christ is born in Bethlehem!

Joy to the world! The Savior reigns; let us our songs employ, while fields and floods, rocks, hills, and plains, repeat the sounding joy.