Nom merveilleux

Tu l'appelleras du nom de Jésus. Matthieu 1. 20, 21

On appellera son nom: Merveilleux, Conseiller, Dieu fort, Père du siècle, Prince de paix. Ésaïe 9. 6
 

Nom merveilleux qui rend visible,
Sur la terre où règne la nuit,
Dans sa splendeur inaccessible,
Le Dieu que jamais œil ne vit!

Nom de l'Homme humble et solitaire
Plein de pitié pour nos malheurs,
Qui porte, esclave volontaire,
Le lourd fardeau de nos douleurs;

Nom sans pareil, dont la puissance
Répond toujours à notre foi;
Nom qui rassemble, en ton absence,
Tes rachetés autour de toi,

Nom souverain, que Dieu le Père
Établira Seigneur de tout;
Devant qui cieux, enfer et terre
Un jour courberont les genoux,

Nom de Jésus que nul ne sonde,
Nom du Dieu fort d'éternité,
Et de l'Agneau, Sauveur du monde,
Et de l'Homme ressuscité;

Nom de l'Étoile matinière,
Nom de l'Astre brillant du jour,
Gloire à toi, nom de la Lumière,
Béni sois-tu, nom de l'Amour!

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A Thrill of Hope

Today in the town of David a Savior has been born to you; he is the Messiah, the Lord. Luke 2:11

Without Christ there is no hope. Charles Spurgeon
 

Reginald Fessenden had been working for years to achieve wireless radio communication. Other scientists found his ideas radical and unorthodox, and doubted he would succeed. But he claims that on December 24, 1906, he became the first person to ever play music over the radio.
 

Fessenden held a contract with a fruit company which had installed wireless systems on roughly a dozen boats to communicate about the harvesting and marketing of bananas. That Christmas Eve, Fessenden said that he told the wireless operators on board all ships to pay attention. At 9 o'clock they heard his voice.
 

He reportedly played a record of an operatic aria, and then he pulled out his violin, playing “O Holy Night” and singing the words to the last verse as he played. Finally, he offered Christmas greetings and read from Luke 2 the story of angels announcing the birth of a Savior to shepherds in Bethlehem.
 

Both the shepherds in Bethlehem over two thousand years ago and the sailors on board the United Fruit Company ships in 1906 heard an unexpected, surprising message of hope on a dark night. And God still speaks that same message of hope to us today. A Savior has been born for us—Christ the Lord! (Luke 2:11). We can join the choir of angels and believers through the ages who respond with “Glory to God in the highest heaven, and on earth peace to those on whom his favor rests” (v. 14).
 

God, we give You glory and thank You for sending Your Son Jesus Christ to be our Savior!