Light upon the mountains

There's a light upon the mountains,
and the day is at the spring,
When our eyes shall see the beauty
and the glory of the king;
Weary was our heart with waiting,
and the night watch seemed so long,
But his triumph day is breaking,
and we hail it with a song.
Henry Burton (1840-1930)




The waiting is almost over. In a few hours it will be Christmas Day. At midnight on this Christmas Eve many Christians will welcome the Christ Child at Midnight services. And tomorrow it will be Christmas Day.

For a few more hours the watching and waiting continue. But now weariness is replaced by a sense of expectation. Soon we will welcome God in our midst. Our hearts sing. Hope is reborn.