Hark! The Herald Angels Sing

 

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, goodwill toward men!”
- Luke 2:13-14 (NKJV)
 
There are moments in Scripture where heaven simply cannot stay quiet.
The night Jesus was born was not silent for long. What began in obscurity—shepherds watching their flocks, a newborn lying in a manger—suddenly erupted into praise. Heaven broke through the darkness, and the message was clear: This changes everything.
Hark! The Herald Angels Sing is not a gentle invitation. It is a proclamation. It calls us to stop, to listen, to pay attention. Something extraordinary has happened, and the heavens themselves are declaring it.
The angels did not announce political power or military strength. They announced glory and peace. They sang of reconciliation between God and humanity, of hope restored, of a Savior who had come not to condemn the world but to redeem it.
What’s beautiful is who received the announcement: Not kings or scholars and not the powerful.
Shepherds - ordinary people doing ordinary work on an ordinary night—until God interrupted it with extraordinary news. That tells us something about the heart of God. His good news is not reserved for the elite or the polished. It is for the humble, the overlooked, and the willing to listen.
Sometimes our lives are noisy. Our hearts are busy. We rush past moments where God is speaking because we’re focused on what’s right in front of us. This hymn invites us to pause and hark—to listen closely for the voice of God breaking into our everyday routines.
As we continue our journey toward the manger, may we tune our hearts to heaven’s song. May we recognize God’s glory not only in grand moments, but in quiet nights, simple lives, and unexpected places.
And when we hear Him—may our response be praise.
 
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