Something on My Mind

I'd like to give you a glance into the mind of a missions fanatic - mine. Once you've been bitten by the missions "bug", you see everything differently - even Christmas! I was so excited to see the song below again, but in a way, for the first time. One of my favorite old albums is Ray Connif's "We Wish You A Merry Christmas". I used to love the hear the crazy harmonies and the ways he used bells in the song I've quoted below. Then I finally listened, really listened, to the words.

There are certain phrases that really mean a lot to a "fan" of world missions. I had to listen over and over to be certain of what I was hearing - Tell all the world, Jesus is King; Tell it to all in every tongue; throughout the earth tell the glad news of Jesus' birth. These words were almost lost to me in the music. I wonder if the singers realized what they were singing.

Christmas is a wonderful time to hear again all the wonderful truths that are proclaimed in the music of the season - so much amazing doctrine that we get to hear and sing and proclaim again. The fact is that our missions-minded God SENT His Son to reach our lost world. We are seeking to be like-minded in convincing many more to follow Jesus into the world of the lost sharing the GOOD NEWS of His birth and death and resurrection. It's great to be a fan.

Leonard Janssen
Executive Director


RING CHRISTMAS BELLS

Ring Christmas bells, merrily ring
Tell all the world, Jesus is King
Loudly proclaim with one accord
The happy tale, Welcome the Lord

Ring Christmas bells, sound far and near
The birth-day of Jesus is here
Herald the news to old and young
Tell it to all in every tongue

Ring Christmas bells, merrily ring
Tell all the world, Jesus is King
Ring Christmas bells, toll loud and long
Your message sweet, peel and prolong

Come all you people, join in the singing
Repeat the story told in the ringing

Ring Christmas bells throughout the earth
Tell the glad news of Jesus’ birth
Loudly proclaim with one accord
The happy tale, Welcome the Lord

Ring Christmas bells, sound far and near
The birth-day of Jesus is here
Herald the news to old and young
Tell it to all in every tongue