Jason Silver

Monday, December 15th, 2025

Simeon Saw the Lord

When I decided to release this Song of Simeon, I spent some time researching who the fellow was. I had wrongly assumed that he was a priest in the temple, but that's not what the Bible says. Virtually everything we know about him comes from a single passage in the New Testament: Luke 2:25–35 (NIV)

“Now there was a man in Jerusalem called Simeon, who was righteous and devout. He was waiting for the consolation of Israel, and the Holy Spirit was on him. It had been revealed to him by the Holy Spirit that he would not die before he had seen the Lord’s Messiah. Moved by the Spirit, he went into the temple courts. When the parents brought in the child Jesus to do for him what the custom of the Law required, Simeon took him in his arms and praised God, saying:

‘Sovereign Lord, as you have promised,
you may now dismiss your servant in peace.
For my eyes have seen your salvation,
which you have prepared in the sight of all nations:
a light for revelation to the Gentiles,
and the glory of your people Israel.’

The child’s father and mother marvelled at what was said about him. Then Simeon blessed them and said to Mary, his mother: ‘This child is destined to cause the falling and rising of many in Israel, and to be a sign that will be spoken against, so that the thoughts of many hearts will be revealed. And a sword will pierce your own soul too.’”

Part of what he says is now referred to as a canticle, or song. The name for this Canticle is the Nunc Dimittis. It later became one of the most important evening prayers, or hymns in Christian liturgy.

Now that we are a few days from Christmas, I thought it would be appropriate to write and record my own version of this "Nunc Dimittis." I hope you enjoy it!

Be blessed, and worship Him this advent season.

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