Search for the King: to worship, scorn, or kill?

By Rhiannonw

Sun, 24 Sep 2023
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[Continuing the hymn-for-Sundays series]

The Wise Men searched and travelled far
because they saw the wonder Star:
wanted to find the newborn King
whose coming must great good news bring!

So joyful when they saw once more
the star – now led them to the door,
the house wherein the child was found
and then they fell upon the ground.

For this child, though now young was He
whom they must lift up, worship – see
they then gave gifts, and thus provision
which met the needs of flight: protection.

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But Herod’s search was not to bring
praise, No! he feared another king,
and thought to thwart, confound God’s will
– the child when found, destroy and kill.

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And some today, search, find, adore,
in love their lives He’ll save, restore.
But others want false freedom more –
search ways Him to deny, ignore.

But He is Sovereign, and one day
we all will see His rule’s display.
He’ll know who His dominion own,
and those He sadly must disown.

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Submitted by Nolan on

I also love Christmas Rhiannon, it really is "the most wonderful time of the year". But I don't really like your title, although it is so, it is true. The everyday language is very effective.

It is raining it will rain all night. Just now was a lightning bolt just here it sounded like a bomb I had a fright there's a lot of lightning here we are plugging out all the electronics. We get a lot of lightning here.

Good night!! Nolan,, (pikkie send his love :-) on a hunger strike, still not eating, speakiing, sleeping. Keeps on asking when is she coming home. Very naughty little bear I've got my hands fulll with him).

 

Submitted by Rhiannonw on

Thanks, but who is pikkie? Interestingly we just had a beautirul rainbow (a double one actually), and my young granddaughter asked where the thunder or lightening were, - she thought rainbows went with thunderstorms!

Sadly Herod did search for the baby to kill him because of his jealousy. Nowadays some search to know him, like the wise men, but some search for ways they can ignore him. Rhiannon

 

Submitted by Nolan on

It is so jealousy usually starts when one feels threatened, it is forbidden and in the commandments too. “But He is Sovereign, and one day we all will see His rule’s display”, King of Kings and Lord of Lords.

A Double rainbow! Splendid! Not every day you see that! Still, rainbows mostly do come after thunderstorms. I've got the book, "Paddington and the knickerbocker rainbow". Traditionally a rainbow symbolises hope so let us.

Pikkie is my teddybear I've thought I should take him to a psychologist for his bad behaviour.

Almost weekend! All the best Rhiannon & Nolan

 

Submitted by Rhiannonw on

I can't remember that Paddington story. Must look it up! Rhiannon