The Christmas story will be read many times during this season of the year. Parents will gather their children about them and many fathers will read from this portion of Scripture. And suddenly there appeared with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God, and saying, Glory to God in the highest, And on earth peace among men with whom He is pleased. This hymn which the angels sang, contains words which in and of themselves are easy to understand. All of the words are simple one and two syllable words.
Most children have some idea what is meant by each of the words.
But these are more than mere words. When they are put together in a meaningful sentence, they convey a message. The angels were singing about a great and glorious salvation which God had provided in His incarnate Son. A salvation which glorified God. The Scriptures record other occasions when angels sang, but on this occasion, when they witnessed God stooping from His throne to become a babe in a manger, they must have lifted their voices to the highest possible intense and fervent praise.