One of the greatest gifts of the Gospel is that through the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus, we are given a new song! For over 400 years, the people of Israel were without a word from God. The prophets were silent, and the Israelites were an oppressed and ruled people. They repeated the lament songs of their forefathers and lived in darkness. When Jesus, the Light of God, broke into the world, he brings with him a song of hope!