Day 10: The Day of Redemption

New song for you, too? Here the tune here.
Day of Redemption

Words: Flo ra Kirk land, in Sun day School Hymns No. 1 (New York: Tull ar-Mer e dith Com pa ny, 1903), num ber 261.

Music: Fred C. Pull in, in Sun day School Hymns No. 1 (New York: Tull ar-Mer e dith Com pa ny, 1903), num ber 84 (MIDI,NWC, PDF).

1. The day of redemption
hath come with a song—
The song of redemption
from sin so strong.
The angels first chanted it over a hill;
As Christmas returneth it echoes still.

Refrain.
Hail! Hail! day of redemption!
Hark the angel chorus rings!
Hail! Hail! day of redemption!
Bow before the King of kings!

2. Redemption most wonderful!
Gift from the sky,
Redeemer most gentle, so low to lie!
O herald so glorious sent from above,
To speak to the shepherds
of God’s great love.

Refrain.
Hail! Hail! day of redemption!
Hark the angel chorus rings!
Hail! Hail! day of redemption!
Bow before the King of kings!

3. O marvel of tenderness!
Marvel of light!
The King from the glory,
so wondrous bright!
Is resting all quietly, pillowed on hay,
And gone is earth’s darkness!
Behold! ’tis day!

Refrain.
Hail! Hail! day of redemption!
Hark the angel chorus rings!
Hail! Hail! day of redemption!
Bow before the King of kings!

re·demp·tion

  [ri-demp-shuhn]

–noun

1.

an act of redeeming or the state of being redeemed.

2.

deliverance; rescue.

3.

Theology . deliverance from sin; salvation.

4.

atonement for guilt.

Redemption is a wonderful, rich word! Aren't you just SOOOOOO grateful for having been rescued from the guilt and stain of our sin, from the deep pit of despair we fell into, of the deep debt that HE PAID in our place?

I love the third verse of this carol, "Marvel of tenderness, marvel of light! The King from the glory,

so wondrous bright!

Is resting all quietly, pillowed on hay,

And gone is earth’s darknes

Behold! ’tis day!" 

"The people who walked in darkness have seen a great light!" 

"For you were once darkness, but now you are light in the Lord.  Walk as children of light!"