Amazing Isn't it?

It's really amazing how God can bring wisdom out of things that are "fooling" (foolish and actively fooling themselves)...Such is the case of the of the hymn ; "O holy night", whose wordings were birthed out of the heart of an atheist poet...

Please check out this little background
" O Holy Night" ("Cantique de Noël") is a well-known Christmas carol composed by Adolphe
Adam in 1847 to the French poem "Minuit,
chrétiens" (Midnight, Christians) by a wine
merchant and poet, Placide Cappeau (1808–
1877).
In Roquemaure at the end of the year 1843,
the church organ was recently renovated. To
celebrate the event, the parish priest asked
Cappeau, native from this town, to write a
Christmas poem. Cappeau did it, although
being a professed anticlerical and atheist.

Soon after, Adam wrote the music. The song
was premiered in Roquemaure in 1847 by the
opera singer Emily Laurey.
Unitarian minister John Sullivan Dwight, [2]
editor of Dwight's Journal of Music , created a
singing edition based on Cappeau's French
text in 1855. In both the French original and in
the two familiar English versions of the carol ,
the text reflects on the birth of Jesus and of
humanity's redemption.

Here's the lyrics of the hymn... please consider carefully...

O holy night, the stars are brightly shining;
It is the night of the dear Savior's birth!
Long lay the world in sin and error pining,
Till He appeared and the soul felt its worth.
A thrill of hope, the weary soul rejoices,
For yonder breaks a new and glorious morn.
Fall on your knees, O hear the angel voices!
O night divine, O night when Christ was born!
O night, O holy night, O night divine!

Led by the light of faith serenely beaming,
With glowing hearts by His cradle we stand.
So led by light of a star sweetly gleaming,
Here came the wise men from Orient land.
The King of kings lay thus in lowly manger,
In all our trials born to be our Friend!
He knows our need to our weakness is no stranger.
Behold your King; before Him lowly bend!
Behold your King; before Him lowly bend!

Truly He taught us to love one another;
His law is love and His Gospel is peace.
Chains shall He break for the slave is our brother
And in His Name all oppression shall cease.
Sweet hymns of joy in grateful chorus raise we,
Let all within us praise His holy Name!
Christ is the Lord! O praise His name forever!
His pow'r and glory evermore proclaim!
His pow'r and glory evermore proclaim!

I know Christmas period may have been passed for a little while but it sets me wondering about the magnificence and beauty of both His birth and Person...
Happy Sunday in advance