An original song I wrote as a “video Christmas card” in 2010.
Come to Us, Emmanuel
Here we are, mid-December
Trying our hardest to remember
What it is we’re celebrating here
The days are short, the darkness lengthens
So we cling to the promise that strengthens
That in this place our God has come near
Come to us, come to us Emmanuel
Angels singing, “To God the glory”
As we enter into the story
And meet the savior Jesus at his birth
Shepherds run to the place where
The baby lies in the hay there
And the word of God resides on earth
Come to us, come to us Emmanuel
Come to us, abide with us Emmanuel
We long for peace
in the midst of violence
While hope is shattered by
our lingering silence
Justice will be torn from the hands of the weak
Unless a loving voice finds the courage to speak
And says
Come to us, come to us Emmanuel
Come to us, make us one Emmanuel
Make us peace, make us one Emmanuel
Come to us, come to us Emmanuel
