O Come, Adonai

Tomorrow, Wednesday, December 12 we begin our Advent-Christmas Series "O Come, O Come Emmanuel" based on the hymn of the same title with "O Come, Adonai."  Services start at 7:30PM (also 7:30PM on Thursday, December 13 at Trinity Lutheran in Elgin).

The youth will serve supper from 5:30-7:00 as a fundraiser, please support them.



O come, O come, Thou Lord of might,
Who to Thy tribes on Sinai's height
In ancient times didst give the Law
In cloud and majesty and awe.
Rejoice! Rejoice!
Emmanuel Shall come to thee, O Israel!

The theme of this Advent–Christmas season is “O Come, O Come Emmanuel,” derived from both the popular hymn.  The popular version, translated by the Rev. John Mason Neale in rhymed poetry, often departs from the original Latin.  Traditionally, one antiphon was chanted on each of the seven days before Christmas.  The antiphons generally derive from the prophecies of Isaiah and follow a rough chronology through history until the coming of Emmanuel, Hebrew for "God [is] with Us" (see Isaiah 7:14; Matthew 1:23)