| It wasn't until last year about this time when the lovely ms. Jamie Thigpen sang this song in her recital that I realized how incredible this song is. I was reminded of the weight of the lyrics yesterday in church as we sang about Emmanuel's coming to this Earth. maybe it was that we had finally finished going through the book of Amos in sunday school-a book full of darkness and sin and God's anger towards His people-and then we sang this song. i think it was appropriate. Rejoice, Israel... Emmanuel is coming! The darkness is about to broken with a marvelous light! amazing. my other favorite song is "All i want for Christmas is a Hippopotamus." I'm still not sure about the theological implications, but it sure makes me happy to sing..... what's your favorite Christmas song? O Come, O Come, Emmanuel O come, O come, Emmanuel,
and ransom captive Israel,
that mourns in lonely exile here
until the Son of God appear.
Refrain:
Rejoice! Rejoice!
Emmanuel shall come to thee, O Israel.
O come, thou Wisdom from on high,
who orderest all things mightily;
to us the path of knowledge show,
and teach us in her ways to go. Refrain
O come, thou Rod of Jesse, free
thine own from Satan's tyranny;
from depths of hell thy people save,
and give them victory over the grave. Refrain
O come, thou Dayspring, come and cheer
our spirits by thine advent here;
disperse the gloomy clouds of night,
and death's dark shadows put to flight. Refrain
O come, thou Key of David, come,
and open wide our heavenly home;
make safe the way that leads on high,
and close the path to misery. Refrain
O come, O come, great Lord of might,
who to thy tribes on Sinai's height
in ancient times once gave the law
in cloud and majesty and awe. Refrain
O come, thou Root of Jesse's tree,
an ensign of thy people be;
before thee rulers silent fall;
all peoples on thy mercy call. Refrain
O come, Desire of nations, bind
in one the hearts of all mankind;
bid thou our sad divisions cease,
and be thyself our King of Peace. Refrain
O come, O come, Emmanuel,
and ransom captive Israel,
that mourns in lonely exile here
until the Son of God appear. Refrain |
