http://www.writeshop.com/blog/2009/12/24/o-come-o-come-emmanuel/ From the Desk of WriteShop Wed, 28 Jul 2010 15:34:50 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 http://www.writeshop.com/blog/2009/12/24/o-come-o-come-emmanuel/comment-page-1/#comment-1097 Kim Thu, 24 Dec 2009 22:12:33 +0000 http://www.writeshop.com/blog/?p=2024#comment-1097 You're so right, Kerry. I love the message of hope in this hymn. You’re so right, Kerry. I love the message of hope in this hymn.

]]> http://www.writeshop.com/blog/2009/12/24/o-come-o-come-emmanuel/comment-page-1/#comment-1096 Kerry Jepson Thu, 24 Dec 2009 20:04:17 +0000 http://www.writeshop.com/blog/?p=2024#comment-1096 When you read the words to this Christmas hymn, you realize that Israel was longing for a Saviour. The birth of Messiah was more than just a holiday, it was the birth of hope. They longed to be delivered from exile, Satan's tyranny, dark shadows, misery, and the grave. But the last two lines tell it all -- Rejoice! Rejoice! Emmanuel shall come to thee, O Israel. Have any of us ever longed for Jesus in our lives to this depth? When you read the words to this Christmas hymn, you realize that Israel was longing for a Saviour. The birth of Messiah was more than just a holiday, it was the birth of hope. They longed to be delivered from exile, Satan’s tyranny, dark shadows, misery, and the grave. But the last two lines tell it all — Rejoice! Rejoice! Emmanuel shall come to thee, O Israel. Have any of us ever longed for Jesus in our lives to this depth?

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