I cannot tell why He, whom angels worship,
Should set His love upon the sons of men.
Should set His love upon the sons of men.
Consider again that Jesus Christ, the Son of God, was
incarnated as a human in the womb of Mary that first Christmas time. What do we
make of such a thing? We could be amazed that such a thing ever happened. We
could overflow with hope that the Messiah has come. We could be filled with
confidence that God came to be with us. Or we could simply be without words at
the wonder of it all – ‘I cannot tell…’
Yet the writer of these lines tells us two very important
things to hold onto when considering the Christmas story: not to forget the
great glory of Jesus before he came to Earth (‘whom angels worship’), and that
his incarnation was an incredible act of love towards humans. And not merely
sentimental love, but a love that said ‘I will give up all of this glory, dwell
in the womb of a virgin and be born in a filthy stable for the sake of those
who rejected God, to bring them back again’.
In our festivities, let us not miss out on the richness of
Jesus’ love for us that the Christmas story displays.
I Cannot Tell Why He, Whom Angels Worship - words by William Young Fullerton
Love this one Joe, thank you for your words. :-) Wonderful hymn, too!
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