Hey Friends,
We have had 2 wonderful nights of celebrating Christmas in music. Monday I plan to share the pictures from First Pentecostal.
My cousin Jacqueline Coffman has been assisting us with some narration during some of the song transitions. It is helpful to have a a spot to get a drink and take a breath.
Here is her introduction to O Little Town of Bethlehem. I thought this was very powerful.
“Phillips Brooks is a name most people don't recognize today, yet he was one of the most beloved pastors of the 19th century.
Before he gained fame at Trinity Church in Boston, Brooks served in Philadelphia during the darkest days of the Civil War.
A friend once found him pacing anxiously and asked, “Dr. Brooks, what’s the trouble?” Brooks answered, “The trouble is that I am in a hurry, but God isn’t.”
After the war, Brooks took an extended sabbatical. According to one account, the itinerary included a horseback ride from Jerusalem to the small village of Bethlehem on Christmas Eve. By nightfall he was in the field where, according to tradition, the shepherds heard the angelic announcement.
This experience stayed with Brooks and three years later, he wrote a poem about that sacred night to share with his Sunday school class.
The church organist later set it to music for the church children to sing, never imagining it would go beyond that Christmas Eve of 1868. But it has turned into a Christmas classic that is now sung around the world: O Little Town of Bethlehem.
Sis. Jacqueline Coffman
Dryden Road Pentecostal Church
Moraine, Ohio
Thank you for visiting us today.
Odie
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