Advent Hymns: O Come, O Come Emmanuel

Dec 15, 2006 16:58

Translated from the latin the lyrics echo a number of prophetic themes. The title comes from the well known Isaiah 7:14: “Be hold, a virgin shall conceive, and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel," meaning “God with us" in Hebrew. The “Rod of Jesse” refers to Isaiah 11:1: “There shall come forth a rod out of the stem of Jesse”; Jesse was ( Read more... )

liturgy, lyrics, advent, christmas, music

Leave a comment

Comments 1

khouriajen December 16 2006, 02:46:34 UTC
uh... my podcast was on this last week?

http://peacefulwaters.org/podcast

Reply


Leave a comment

Up