Saint Athanasius Lutheran Church

The music, that is, that we just sang. It was rather haunting and stirring, not at all like the Christmas melodies we all love and know so well. But the words... the words are priceless. The words are exactly what Advent and Christmas are all about. Words of hope. Words of promise. Words of comfort. Words about real life and real salvation. And where that all lies for us. In Mary's infant Son, as the last three words of the hymn said. Here is the pure Gospel: the almighty God comes as a child. Just as the sun rises on us each morning, so the Son -- of God! -- has risen and comes for us. For The Night Will Soon Be Ending. The Son has risen and is coming soon. O Come, O Come, Emmanuel.