Listen! Do you hear them?

Listen!
Do you hear them?
The angels are singing!
Their voices are ringing!
“Glory to the King of kings;
May he bring peace!
May he show mercy!
May he abolish sin!
God and his children will be together again!”

Listen!
Do you hear them?
The angels are singing!
Share in their joy!
Rise up, shout!
Proclaim with the heavenly hosts,
Praise of God and his son!
Sing with all of creation
The Christ is born today!

Christ, loved in heaven,
With his Father from the beginning
Lord for all time
Now he comes for us
Now he comes to us
Born as we were born
Man. God.
Like us, and yet nothing like us.

Sing his praises!
See his righteousness!
Open your eyes to the light!
Open your hearts to the life!
Spread your wings and be lifted in flight!
Be changed, be recreated.

Because God loves us,
Because Christ loves us,
He set aside life in heaven,
He humbled himself that we might find glory.
He became one of us, so that
We could know God,
Know life,
Know freedom.
He became one of us, so that
We could become like him.
So that we could become what we were meant to be.

Come, God, be with us.
Save us, Christ,
Rescue us from the evil in which we find ourselves.
We are desperate for you, for we have no other answer.
Change us, God,
Make us like your son.
Change us, Jesus,
Bring us home to your love.
We are desperate for you;
we have no other answer.

We are lost.
Though lost, find us,
Reclaim us.
Rescue us.
Create in us a heart of faith.
Create in us a dwelling place.

Listen!
Do you hear them?
The angels are singing!
Their voices are ringing!
“Glory to the King of kings;
May he bring peace!
May he show mercy!
May he end sin!
God and his children will be together again!”

Note: The poem above is loosely based on Charles Wesley's Hark, The Herald Angels Sing. I used his original version, as published here. Thanks to JtM for sending out one of the verses today and to MT for inspiring me to rewrite it.