Sing All Ye Citzens of Heav'n Above

This morning, I sang several songs with the other members of my ward's choir. For the last of our songs, O Come All Ye Faithful, we invited the congregation to join us in singing the second and third verses. Of these, the second verse was particularly fitting:

Sing, choirs of angels,

Sing in exultation;

Sing, all ye citizens of heav’n above!

I enjoyed having all members of the congregation join us in singing those words. I believe that we were all members of the "choirs of angels" who sang at Christ's birth. We were all pre-mortal "citizens of heav’n" then, we all knew who Christ was, and we would all have been excited about Christ's birth. Plus, we would all have been angels at that point, giving us, by definition, angelic voices, so we would have had no excuses not to sing.

Singing and praising God aren't just for a handful of people. Everyone is welcome to join the choir. And for that choir performance in particular, I imagine that we all did join in.