Glendoe Hydro Power Plant - 11

The Book of Blessings states that after the prayer of blessing, the new equipment is turned on for the first time and a suitable song may be sung. We decided that this was not a good idea (we would all have drowned) but the Senior Management Team raised their hard hats in a brief gesture of thanks for God's blessing. The hats were firmly in place again when work recommenced at 5.00 pm.



On this Christmas Eve let us pray for all those who have to work during the night in providing some essential service to our community. May they rejoice in the knowledge that it was the shepherds who were the first to hear the Gloria as they watched their flocks by night. Tomorrow, we too shall go to Bethlehem and see this thing that has happened.

We now finish this series of posts by singing a song which is very suitable for today.

O come, O come, Emmanuel!
Redeem thy captive Israel,
That into exile drear is gone
Far from the face of God's dear Son.
Rejoice! Rejoice! Emmanuel
Shall come to thee, O Israel.

O come, thou Branch of Jesse! draw
The quarry from the lion's claw;
From the dread caverns of the grave,
From never hell, thy people save.
Rejoice! Rejoice! Emmanuel
Shall come to thee, O Israel.

O come, O come, thou Dayspring bright!
Pour on our souls thy healing light;
Dispel the long night's lingering gloom,
And piece the shadows of the tomb.
Rejoice! Rejoice! Emmanuel
Shall come to thee, O Israel.

O come, thou Lord of David's Key!
The royal door fling wide and free;
Safeguard for us the heavenward road,
And bar the way to death's abode.
Rejoice! Rejoice! Emmanuel
Shall come to thee, O Israel.

O come, O come, Adonai,
Who in thy glorious majesty
From that high mountain clothed with awe
Gavest thy folk the elder law.
Rejoice! Rejoice! Emmanuel
Shall come to thee, O Israel.



Tomorrow we start a new series of posts entitled Christmas Joy.