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 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. I only recently paid close attention to the words of this song. They are just as hauntingly beautiful as the melody is. You only have to read through them once to catch the longing of God's people for deliverance. A longing that had built up for thousands of years. And yet, in some ways, a longing that was somewhat dimly understood. They were looking for a physical deliverer, and Jesus is so much, much more. As I thought of the words of the song one question kept coming to mind: "Do I even appreciate the fulfilled prophecy in my life?" Emmanuel has come! And He has perfectly filled that longing - God is with us. We are ransomed! He has freed us from the devil's tyranny. We are saved from hell. The Day-Spring is here and we do have His joy to disperse the clouds from our lives. He has defeated death! The way to Heaven is wide open to us! He has freed us from the law. How do I let myself become so used to God's blessing? Why do I allow myself to take His wonderful presence for granted? Emmanuel - God is with us. Rejoice!
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