He Came to a World in Darkness: O Day-Spring

O come, thou Day-Spring, come and cheer, Our Spirits by thine Advent here; Disperse the gloomy clouds of night, And death’s dark shadows put to flight. Rejoice! Rejoice! Immanuel Shall come to thee, O Israel. I love this beautiful stanza from one of the most beloved Christmas hymns because I love to speak of Jesus and to Jesus as “the light [that] shines in the darkness” (John 1:5). I suppose this is because the more of the world’s darkness I experience and ob