On Christmas Night All Christians Sing

Christmas Eve holds many precious memories for me. One of them being Christmas Eve service at the churches my father pastored, always unique due to the congregation participating in the service to honor Christ. On Christmas Night All Christians Sing is also known as The Sussex Carol, written in the 17^th century by an Irish Catholic bishop and poet, Luke Wadding. It details the reasons we must rejoice because Christ has come to redeem us and set us free. In Him alone is true liberty. Indeed, with His advent “the people who sat in darkness have seen a great light, and upon those who sat in the region and shadow of death Light has dawned” (Matt. 4:16 NASB95).

On Christmas Night All Christians Sing

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On Christmas night all Christians sing,

To hear the news the angels bring.

News of great joy, news of great mirth,

News of our merciful King’s birth.

Then why should men on earth be so sad,

Since our Redeemer made us glad

When from our sin he set us free,

All for to gain our liberty.

When sin departs before His grace,

Then life and health come in its place,

Angels and men with joy may sing,

All for to see the newborn King.

All out of darkness we have light,

Which made the angels sing this night:

“Glory to God and peace to men,

Now and for evermore. Amen.”