O Come O Come Emmanuel

O Come O Come Emmanuel –Latin hymn

O come, O come, Emmanuel

And ransom captive Israel

That mourns in lonely exile here

Until the Son of God appear

Rejoice! Rejoice! Emmanuel

Shall come to thee, O Israel.

O come, Thou Rod of Jesse, free

Thine own from Satan's tyranny

From depths of Hell Thy people save

And give them victory o'er the grave

Rejoice! Rejoice! Emmanuel

Shall come to thee, O Israel.

O come, Thou Day-Spring, come and cheer

Our spirits by Thine advent here

Disperse the gloomy clouds of night

And death's dark shadows put to flight.

Rejoice! Rejoice! Emmanuel

Shall come to thee, O Israel.

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.

Rejoice! Rejoice! Emmanuel

Shall come to thee, O Israel.

O come, O come, Thou Lord of might,

Who to Thy tribes, on Sinai's height,

In ancient times did'st give the Law,

In cloud, and majesty and awe.

Rejoice! Rejoice! Emmanuel

Shall come to thee, O Israel.

            “O come, Thou Day-Spring, come and cheer our spirits by Thine advent here”.  In November of this year my wife and I went through one of the darkest fierce trials we have ever gone through during the time we have been married.  I had an auto accident and when I called the insurance agent to get a tow truck they informed me that the car was not insured.  To make a long story short, after many days of trial the insurance company finally got the mess straightened out and we were insured after all!         

            After those dark days, after many prayers, after sleepless nights, God performed a modern day miracle in our lives.  So, during this advent season I want to praise God because He revealed to Sheila and me that He is Emmanuel “God with us”  He is our Day-Spring and our Lord of Light . 

Thought for the Day  

I am anxious for Emmanuel to return the second time and take us to be with Him.  1Thessalonians 4:17 “Then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord.”