'Twas in the Moon of Wintertime is Jesse Edgar Middleton's 1926 English reimagining of the much older Wendat Christmas song usually called Jesous Ahatonhia or Iesous Ahatonnia.
Hymns Based on Luke 2:14
Christian hymns and worship songs connected to Luke 2:14
"There were shepherds in the same country staying in the field, and keeping watch by night over their flock. Behold, an angel of the Lord stood by them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were terrified. The angel said to them, “Don’t be afraid, for behold, I bring you good news of great joy which will be to all the people. For there is born to you today, in David’s city, a Savior, who is Christ the Lord. This is the sign to you: you will find a baby wrapped in strips of cloth, lying in a feeding trough.” Suddenly, there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly army praising God and saying, “Glory to God in the highest, on earth peace, good will toward men.”"
— Luke 2:14
Theological Significance
This verse has inspired Christian hymns that explore themes of Incarnation, Christmas, Praise, Worship, Joy. Many worship songs connected to Luke 2:14 proclaim these timeless biblical truths and invite believers to reflect on and celebrate the message of this scripture.
Sermon Themes from This Passage
- Incarnation
- Christmas
- Praise
- Worship
- Joy
Suggested Hymns for Worship
Example Worship Flow
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Call to Worship Psalm 100
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Opening Hymn A Great and Mighty Wonder
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Scripture Reading Luke 2:14
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Sermon Incarnation
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Response Hymn Break Forth, O Beauteous Heavenly Light
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Reflection Hymn Angels from the Realms of Glory
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Closing Hymn 'Twas in the Moon of Wintertime (The Huron Carol)
Hymns Inspired by This Passage
“A Great and Mighty Wonder” is a Christmas hymn in which the incarnation is treated as mystery, proclamation, and praise.
Ah, Dearest Jesus, Holy Child is not an independent German hymn but a three-stanza English extract from the conclusion of Martin Luther's Vom Himmel hoch, da komm ich her.
Angels from the Realms of Glory is James Montgomery's Christmas hymn of proclamation and adoration, first published in 1816.
“Angels We Have Heard on High” is a transcendent Christmas carol that brilliantly captures the celestial wonder and immediate human response surrounding the Nativity.
“Away in a Manger” is a beloved Christmas carol that reflects upon the birth of Jesus in Bethlehem with simplicity and tenderness.
Break Forth, O Beauteous Heavenly Light is the English form of one stanza from Johann Rist's 1641 German Christmas hymn Ermuntre dich, mein schwacher Geist.
Canticle of God's Glory is a historic Christian hymn based on the Gloria in Excelsis Deo, one of the oldest and most beloved songs of the church.
Canticle of Light and Darkness reflects the joyful proclamation of Christ's birth celebrated in the beloved Christmas hymn commonly known as O Come All Ye Faithful.
From a Distant Home is an Epiphany carol rooted in Puerto Rican Christmas tradition.
Gloria, Gloria is a short meditative chant associated with the ecumenical Taize Community in France.
Go Tell It on the Mountain is one of the most beloved African American spirituals celebrating the birth of Jesus Christ.
Good Christian Friends, Rejoice is one of the most beloved Christmas carols in the Christian tradition.
Hark! The Herald Angels Sing stands among the most beloved Christmas hymns in the English speaking Christian world.
He Is Born is a joyful Christmas carol that celebrates the birth of Jesus Christ with exuberant praise.
I Heard The Bells On Christmas Day is a Christmas hymn that holds together joy and grief, faith and despair, the angelic promise of peace and the painful reality of human conflict.
This Christmas carol presents a poignant contrast between earthly rejection and divine adoration during the nativity of Jesus Christ.
Infant Holy, Infant Lowly is a gentle Christmas carol celebrating the humble birth of Christ and the joyful response of heaven and earth.
It Came upon the Midnight Clear is a Christmas hymn that reflects on the angelic announcement of Christ's birth and the promise of peace brought through the incarnation.
O Come All Ye Faithful is one of the most beloved Christmas hymns in the Christian tradition.
O Holy Night is the familiar English form of a French Christmas song that joins contemplation of Christ's birth with a widening vision of hope, worship, peace, and human solidarity.
O Little Town of Bethlehem is one of the most beloved Christmas hymns in the English speaking Christian world.
O Sing a Song of Bethlehem is a narrative hymn that recounts the life and ministry of Jesus Christ through a series of poetic scenes.
On This Day Earth Shall Ring is a joyful Christmas hymn celebrating the birth of Jesus Christ.
Silent Night, Holy Night is one of the most beloved Christmas hymns in the Christian world.
Sing We Now of Christmas is a lively carol rooted in the medieval French song Noel Nouvelet.
Songs Of Praise The Angels Sang is a hymn about praise as the proper language of creation, redemption, and eternal hope.
The Friendly Beasts is a Christmas carol that imaginatively portrays animals in the stable describing the gifts they offered to the infant Jesus.
There's a Song in the Air is a Christmas hymn that gathers the sounds, sights, and wonder of Christ's birth into a joyful act of worship.
What Child Is This is one of the most beloved Christmas hymns in the English speaking world.
When Christmas Morn Is Dawning is a joyful Scandinavian Christmas hymn that celebrates the birth of Christ with warmth and simplicity.
While Shepherds Watched Their Flocks is one of the most enduring and historically significant Christmas carols in the English language.
While Shepherds Watched Their Flocks By Night stands as a monument of the English Reformation's transition from strict metrical psalmody to the broader world of hymnody.
Ye Watchers and Ye Holy Ones is a majestic hymn that calls the entire heavenly host and the church on earth to join together in praise of God.