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My final Christmastide reflection on that beautiful carol, O Come, O Come Emmanuel, focusses upon its refrain’s final line:

…Emmanuel, shall come to Thee, O Israel.

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My eleventh Christmastide reflection on that beautiful carol, O Come, O Come Emmanuel, focusses upon its refrain’s first two lines:

Rejoice! Rejoice! Emmanuel…

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My tenth Christmastide reflection on that beautiful carol, O Come, O Come Emmanuel, focusses upon its fifth verse’s final two lines:

In ancient times didst give the law,
In cloud, and majesty, and awe.

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My ninth Christmastide reflection on that beautiful carol, O Come, O Come Emmanuel, focusses upon its fifth verse’s first lines:

O come, O come, thou Lord of Might
Who to Thy tribes, on Sinai's height

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My eighth Christmastide reflection on that beautiful carol, O Come, O Come Emmanuel, focusses upon its fourth verse’s second couple of lines:

Make safe the way that leads on high,
And close the path to misery.

Posted 4 days 1 hour ago