Today’s hymn comes from one of the greatest hymn writers and poets, John Newton, and is included in his 1779 collection ‘Olney Hymns’. No matter how you decide to celebrate (or not) Christmas, I pray meditating on Christ’s incarnation will lead you to say with Newton “I will love Thee with­out end”. Enjoy reading this one and have a blessed Christmas time!

Sweeter sounds than mu­sic knows
Charm me, in Em­ma­nu­el’s name;
All her hopes my spir­it owes
To His birth, and cross, and shame.

When He came the an­gels sung
Glory be to God on high,
Lord, un­loose my stam­mer­ing tongue,
Who should loud­er sing than I?

Did the Lord a man be­come
That He might the law ful­fill,
Bleed and suf­fer in my room,
And canst thou, my tongue, be still?

No, I must my prais­es bring,
Though they worth­less are, and weak;
For should I re­fuse to sing
Sure the ve­ry stones would speak.

O my Sav­iour, shield, and sun,
Shepherd, bro­ther, hus­band, friend,
Every pre­cious name in one;
I will love Thee with­out end.

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