There Was Great Joy at the Birth of Jesus!

 The Bible says there was GREAT JOY at the birth of Jesus! 

The  GLORY of the Lord shone round about the shepherds!

"And, lo, the angel of the Lord came upon them, and the glory of the Lord shone round about them:.. " - Luke 2:9 

The angel brought good tidings of GREAT JOY! 

"And the angel said unto them, Fear not: for, behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people." - Luke 2:10 

At the birth of Jesus there was a MULTITUDE of the heavenly host praising God! 

"And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God, and saying, Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will toward men." - Luke 2:13-14 

"And the shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all the things that they had heard and seen, as it was told unto them." - Luke 2:20 KJV

Glorifying: " to praise, extol, magnify, celebrate: for something, Luke 2:20” (Thayer’s Greek Lexicon).

REJOICE!!