I love the hymns of C. Wesley and dislike the way so many churches now have gone to “contemporary” style services, which doesn’t move me to worship our Lord. Thank you for writing this piece and I love the portrait too.
Thank you, Debra! Yes it's hard to match those old hymns for their stirring poetry and nuanced theology. Written at a time when things were slower and as such, a more contemplative mindset was more accessible and perhaps valued.
“These hymns of December are like pebbles in a coming avalanche.” Yes, that is exactly how Advent feels to me. Our daughter’s middle name is Earendel after the “Daystar” mentioned in O Come O Come Emmanuel. We sing it nightly leading up to Christmas. It’s just a trickle of the Christmas spirit when all the radio stations and stores crank it to the max. We want it to feel a little haunting in the darkness just before bed. Thats Advent!
I love the hymns of C. Wesley and dislike the way so many churches now have gone to “contemporary” style services, which doesn’t move me to worship our Lord. Thank you for writing this piece and I love the portrait too.
Thank you, Debra! Yes it's hard to match those old hymns for their stirring poetry and nuanced theology. Written at a time when things were slower and as such, a more contemplative mindset was more accessible and perhaps valued.
“These hymns of December are like pebbles in a coming avalanche.” Yes, that is exactly how Advent feels to me. Our daughter’s middle name is Earendel after the “Daystar” mentioned in O Come O Come Emmanuel. We sing it nightly leading up to Christmas. It’s just a trickle of the Christmas spirit when all the radio stations and stores crank it to the max. We want it to feel a little haunting in the darkness just before bed. Thats Advent!