Edmund H. Sears. Explore “It Came upon the Midnight Clear”: song information and official sources.
Redeeming grace · The incarnation
This Christmas hymn places the angels’ announced peace within human toil, conflict and hope. Luke’s announcement lets lowly shepherds hear the good news of the Saviour’s birth; Ephesians explains how Christ’s cross reconciles humanity to God and people to one another. Pray for conflicts around the world while allowing Christmas’s message into your own relationships. Sympathy for the weary, care for the wounded and willingness to begin honest reconciliation concretely answer the gospel of peace. The church sings while waiting and learns peacemaking through daily life.
Christmas services, carol singing, prayers for peace and gatherings caring for the weary.