Wesley Wednesday: Advent 3 - A Christmas Hymn Podcast Edition

Show Notes

Welcome to a Wesley Wednesday devotion for the third week of Advent with Linda and David Drinkard.

One of the messages of Christmas is Peace. Luke 2:13-14 in the King James reads:
And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God, and saying, Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will toward men
The prophet Isaiah describes the Messiah as: Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, and Prince of Peace. In Biblical times the people watched and waited for the gift of God’s everlasting peace to come upon the earth.

Charles Wesley captures the essence of this message in Hymn #9 of Hymns for the Nativity of Christ. Charles did not give a title to any of the 18 hymns in this collection, so I will refer to it as a Hymn for Christmas. It includes five stanzas.

Although not in our United Methodist Hymnal, I’m told the hymn can be sung to the tune used for Crown Him with Many Crowns.