My Favorite Christmas Song and Why

Merry Christmas!! Today I wanted to share with you one of my most favorite Christmas songs. There are several reasons why it is my favorite! First of all when I was a little girl a group of people from my church would go ingathering. For those of you who may not know what ingathering is - it is where we would go around neighborhoods and sing Christmas carols while a couple of people would go door to do and ask for funds. I am not 100% sure where the funds went(if I am wrong someone please correct me) but I am thinking it was for the mission fund. I really enjoyed singing - especially this song. This is how it became my favorite but there is a second reason why it is my favorite. Take some time to listen to this song and then to read through the lyrics and then I will come back at the end and share the second reason why this is my favorite Christmas song.

God rest ye merry gentlemen
Let nothing you dismay
Remember Christ our Savior
Was born on Christmas Day
To save us all from Satan's pow'r
When we were gone astray
Oh tidings of comfort and joy
Comfort and joy
Oh tidings of comfort and joy

God rest ye merry gentlemen
Let nothing you dismay
Remember Christ our Savior
Was born on Christmas Day
To save us all from Satan's pow'r
When we were gone astray
Oh tidings of comfort and joy
Comfort and joy
Oh tidings of comfort and joy

In Bethlehem, in Israel
This blessed Babe was born
And laid within a manger
Upon this blessed morn
The which His Mother Mary
Did nothing take in scorn
Oh tidings of comfort and joy
Comfort and joy
Oh tidings of comfort and joy

Fear not then, said the Angel
Let nothing you affright
This day is born a Savior
Of a pure Virgin bright
To free all those who trust in Him
From Satan's pow'r and might
Oh tidings of comfort and joy
Comfort and joy
Oh tidings of comfort and joy

God rest ye merry gentlemen
Let nothing you dismay
Remember Christ our Savior
Was born on Christmas Day
To save us all from Satan's pow'r
When we were gone astray
Oh tidings of comfort and joy
Comfort and joy
Oh tidings of comfort and joy

There is a second reason why this is my favorite Christmas song and that is because it doesn't just focus on the birth of Jesus but it goes through the reason why Jesus came to this earth. It tells the gospel that Jesus came to save us from sin! I am especially happy when I hear this song while I am out in public because hearing this song my be the only gospel some people ever get to hear!! And I am thankful for that! Not only is it fun to sing but it tells the gospel story! Praise God for songs that tell that story! 

What is your favorite Christmas song? 

So there is a second reason why this is my favorite Christmas song and that is because this song is about so much more than just the birth of Jesus - it goes all the way through what Jesus's purpose was coming to this sinful world. And every time that I hear this song - especially when I am out in a public area - I am so thrilled that many people who don't normally have the opportunity to hear the gospel will hear it. This may be the only way some people hear it and I am so thankful for it because of that!!