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“齐来崇拜歌”是很著名的圣诞歌曲之一。在歌曲前三节，它以得胜的喜悦讲述了基督降生的故事。而在第四节，它从约翰福音第一章描述的极深的奥秘中汲取了灵感。

约翰福音的序言说耶稣是神的道。“道与神同在，道就是神”。而在短短的十四节经文中，我们看到了对基督降临的目的的总结。

凡接待耶稣的，就是相信祂是世界真光的人，祂就赐给他们“权柄作神的儿女”。这是何等奇妙！

约翰福音第一章告诉我们，“道成了肉身，住在我们中间”。换句话说，神亲自成为了我们中的一员，来和我们同住。祂恩赐我们的礼物就是成为神儿女。

“大哉父真道，藉肉体来显明”——这句简单而深刻的歌词提醒我们，神亲自成为了我们中的一员。

每当我们庆祝圣诞节，我们要庆祝一个奥秘，就是神成为我们众人之中的一员——藉此祂就可以把我们从罪恶和死亡的咒诅中拯救出来，赐给我们新的生命，使我们成为神的儿女。正如这首歌的副歌邀请我们唱的那样，“齐来虔诚同崇拜，主基督！”

"O Come, All Ye Faithful" is one of the more well-known songs of Christmas. In its first three stanzas it tells the story of Christ’s birth with triumphant joy. And in the fourth stanza it draws from the deep mystery described in John 1.

The prologue of the book of John describes Jesus as the Word of God. "The Word was with God, and the Word was God." And in fourteen short verses of Scripture we find a summary of the purpose of the coming of Christ.

For all who receive Jesus, believing in him as the true light of the world, he gives "the right to become children of God." Amazing!

John 1 tells us that "the Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us." In other words, God himself came to be one of us. He came to live with us. He came to provide us the gift of becoming children of God.

"Word of the Father, now in flesh appearing"—this simple yet profound lyric reminds us that God himself has come to be one of us.

When we celebrate Christmas, we celebrate the mystery that God has become one of us—so that he could save us from the curse of sin and death, giving us new life as the children of God. And as the song’s refrain invites us to sing, "O come, let us adore him, Christ the Lord!"