O Come, O Come Emmanuel (Isaiah 7:14)

Pastor Tony Felich

December 4, 2005

----more---- I. The Hymn Story BASED ON THE SEVEN GREAT "O" ANTIPHONS OF THE 8TH CENTURY CHANT PERIOD

O SAPIENTIA... (Wisdom from on high) O ADONAI... (Lord and leader of the house of Israel) O RADIX... (Root of Jesse) O CLAVIS... (Key of David) O ORIENS... (Dayspring, splendor of enternal light) O REX... (Longed for King of the nations) O EMMANUEL... (God With us, our king and lawgiver)

• Verses form the reverse acrostic "ero cras", meaning "I shall be with you tomorrow"
• Translated and arranged by John Mason Neale in 1851
• Neale used 5 of the 7 original verses and made the last verse first.

II. Lyrical content and Biblical depth O Come Emmanuel Isaiah 7:14, Matthew 1:23 O Come Lord of Might Exodus 19:16, Micah 5:2 O Come thou Rod of Jesse Isaiah 11:10 O Come thou Dayspring Micah 5:1,2, Luke 1:78,79 O Come thou Key of David Isaiah 22:22

III. Application for us - There is great value in knowing the Old Testament well - We need to be "ransomed" from the penalty and power of sin - Our Savior is totally sufficient to rescue us!