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Lovers Rejoice

by wade baynham

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We three kings of Orient are Bearing gifts we traverse afar Field and fountain, moor and mountain Following yonder star Born a King on Bethlehem’s plain Gold I bring to crown Him again King forever, ceasing never Over us all to reign O Star of wonder, star of night Star with royal beauty bright Westward leading, still proceeding Guide us to Thy perfect light Frankincense to offer have I Incense owns a Deity nigh Prayer and praising, all men raising Worship Him, God most high O Star of wonder, star of night Star with royal beauty bright Westward leading, still proceeding Guide us to Thy perfect light Myrrh is mine, its bitter perfume Breathes of life of gathering gloom Sorrowing, sighing, bleeding, dying Sealed in the stone-cold tomb O Star of wonder, star of night Star with royal beauty bright Westward leading, still proceeding Guide us to Thy perfect light Glorious now behold Him arise King and God and Sacrifice Alleluia, Alleluia Earth to heav’n replies O Star of wonder, star of night Star with royal beauty bright Westward leading, still proceeding Guide us to Thy perfect light
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Shepherds, rejoice, lift up your eyes, and send your fears away Good news comes from God on high, our saviour's born today Our saviour makes his entrance here, with freeing work to do The Lord of angels and all the Earth has come to dwell with you No gold, no purple swaddling bands, no royal shiny things A manger for His cradle stands and holds the King of Kings Go shepherds where the infant lies and see his humble throne With tears of joy in all your eyes, go shepherds great the Son. Thus Gabriel sings, and all around, the heavenly heralds throng They tune their harps to the lofty sound and thus conclude their song All glory to the Lord our God, let peace surround the Earth Let all men know their Maker's Love at their Redeemer's birth And all glory to the Lord our God, let peace surround the Earth Let all men know their Maker's Love at their Redeemer's birth Let all of us know we're loved, all of us, let all of us know,let all of know we're loved At our Redeemer's birth, so we'll know our Redeemer's Love

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Advent and Christmas are times of practice for us around our house. We get plenty of sentimentality and bling and shopping reminders just going about our day to day. But we also try to intentionally take some time to pause and remeber and reflect, and practice. Practice intentional acts of love, acts of prayer and acts of surrender to the God who loves us enough to be one of us-- the One who humbled himself to live and die as one of us, and who is the Firstborn of All Creation-- to lead us toward renewal, new life and rebirth. We are called to love and rejoice tangibly and without ceasing... Lovers Rejoice!

We make efforts to intentionally remember the people in distress, those battling illness and all of us in all the sorts of jails and prisons that we, as humans, find ourselves in, and sadly, all-to-often participate with. This resulting de-humanization that robs us from being the people that God created us to be is endemic, and distressing to say the least. But God... thankfully, Help has come, Is here with us, and Is still on the way. He has defeated the jailer on the cross, and through His resurrection, and we can live in that reality, and yes, that hope.

So, we remember the baby who grew up to announce the Kingdom of God already at hand-- God with us now and still to come-- here with His Spirit, and also promised to return in living, breathing, fully-human, greater-than-Technicolor reality. Come Lord Jesus, we practice and pray.

credits

released November 28, 2023

Music performed, recorded, mixed and mastered by Wade Baynham at the Second Story, Durham, NC in 2023.
Cover design by Denise Baynham

Many, many thanks to Denise for the extra thoughtfulness, brain-storming, creative ideas, questions, long theological discussions and daily partnership-- not to mention the patronage! for this project.

Thanks to the folks at Admirato.org for their inspiration related to art, music and the Good News!

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