Here We Come A Caroling

"And the ransomed of the Lord shall return, and come to Zion with songs and everlasting joy upon their heads: they shall obtain joy and gladness, and sorrow and sighing shall flee away." (Isaiah 35:10). "Serve the Lord with gladness: come before his presence with singing." (Psalms 100:2). "For my soul delighteth in the song of the heart; yea, the song of the righteous is a prayer unto me, and it shall be answered with a blessing upon their heads." (D&C 25:12). "And now behold, I say unto you, my brethren, if ye have experienced a change of heart, and if ye have felt to sing the song of redeeming love, I would ask, can ye feel so now?" (Alma 5:26). "When the morning stars sang together, and all the sons of God shouted for joy?" (Job 38:7). The righteous sons and daughters of God have been singing the song of redeeming love since before the world was formed. It is no wonder that getting together to sing Carols is such a big part of the Christmas season, because if we view all of creation and the whole Plan of Salvation as one grand, glorious piece of music, then the Atonement of Jesus Christ is the central, unifying theme around which all other notes are organized and from which they all draw their strength and power and beauty. When we sing the song of redeeming love, we are finding our way in our hearts back to that song of songs, when the morning stars sang together and all of the sons and daughters of God shouted for Joy. Part of the reason that it is so much easier to feel closer to Christ at Christmas is because we are being flooded with music and songs that invite us to think about and sing about and come unto Him through song. Let us all come unto Zion and be with our Redeemer through singing and obtain joy and gladness and chase away all sorrow and sighing, not just at Christmas but all year round.