The seventh O Antiphon:
O Emmanuel, our King and our Lord, the anointed for the nations and their Savior: Come and save us, O Lord our God. Amen.
Emmanuel. God is with us. The promise is fulfilled. The Seed of the woman is here to crush the head of the serpent. Jesus is born to save His people from their sins. Emmanuel. God is with us so that we can be with Him. Eden is restored. Paradise is again occupied by humanity. The Tree of Life is Christ. Truly that is reason to rejoice with exceedingly great joy!
Therefore the Lord Himself will give you a sign. Behold, the virgin shall conceive and bear a Son, and shall call His name Immanuel. [Isaiah 7:14]
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!
[LSB 357, stanza 1]
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