Away in the Manger... - Day 14

What was the first Christmas carol?  Not, "O Come, O Come, Emmanuel" or "The First Noel" or "Away in the Manger."

No, not, any ones that we normally sing.  

It was a Heavenly chorus of, 

"Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace to men on whom his favor rests.”  

How interesting that those should be the first words said about the Lord Jesus in praise. 

We see that God was pointing out that peace was the mission of sending Jesus and that though Him favor rests on the inhabitants of the earth.  A way was made in the manger to bring peace between man and God! It doesn't get much greater than that!