A moving statement of the Christ occurs in a well-known Christmas carol celebrating the appearing of Christ in the birth of Jesus:
Long lay the world in sin and error
pining,
Till He appeared and the soul felt its
worth.
A thrill of hope the weary world
rejoices,
For yonder breaks a new and glorious
morn.
"A thrill of hope... a new and glorious morn." In the presence of the Christ, the spiritual idea of God, the darkness of material sense fades. Then man, the sinless image of Soul, appears, and we feel our worth.
