Authentic Christianity, for both sides of the brain.
O Emmanuel, our king and our Lord, the anointed for the nations and their Savior:
Come and save us, O Lord our God.
Text from LSB 357, “O” Antiphons.
Psalm tone from the Brotherhood Prayer Book, published by Emmanuel Press. Used with permission.
Text: John 1:19-34
Hymn: 357, O Come, O Come, Emmanuel, with Michele Bunyon
Kretzmann Commentary: John 1:19-34
Bonus Bumper: Handel, Messiah, “Behold the Lamb of God”
Our second episode of three in John 1 covers the testimony of John the Baptist. Always pointing to the Messiah; what an example.
O King of the nations, the ruler they long for, the cornerstone uniting all people:
Come and save us all, whom you formed out of clay.
Text from LSB 357, “O” Antiphons.
Psalm tone from the Brotherhood Prayer Book, published by Emmanuel Press. Used with permission.
Guest vocalist Michele Bunyon, who attends Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church in Columbus, OH, joins us on the hymn. Come, Lord Jesus, come soon.
O Dayspring, splendor of light everlasting:
Come and enlighten those who sit in darkness and in the shadow of death.
Text from LSB 357, “O” Antiphons.
Psalm tone from the Brotherhood Prayer Book, published by Emmanuel Press. Used with permission.
O Key of David and scepter of the house of Israel, You open and no one can close, You close and no one can open:
Come and rescue the prisoners who are in darkness and the shadow of death.
Text from LSB 357, “O” Antiphons.
Psalm tone from the Brotherhood Prayer Book, published by Emmanuel Press. Used with permission.
