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"All Bless the God of Israel"
Song of Zechariah" (Luke 1:67-79), and can be sung to the same tune as "O Come, O Come, Immanuel" (VENI IMMANUEL). ALL BLESS THE GOD OF ISRAEL All bless the God of Israel for promising Immanuel: from Abraham, a man like us, from God, divine and glorious: someone to share our every woe, someone to conquer every foe. All praise the God of Israel for sending us Immanuel, to do what God had sworn He would, what only the Messiah could: live, die, and rise, and clear the path to life from certain, endless wrath. All thank the God of Israel for being our Immanuel, whose Spirit opens eyes to see the Word, the Truth, that makes us free to live unfettered by our fears, to serve our Savior all our years. All bless the Lord, the God of all, for Christ, our great Immanuel! Come, welcome David's greater Son with Zechariah and with John, and, living, prove our gratitude to be the Israel of God. - Jaroslav Vajda, from SO MUCH TO SING ABOUT, Morningstar Publishers, 1991. If you are looking for other Advent materials, take a look at these ideas from the WORSHIP QUOTE archives: A HIDDEN ADVENT MESSAGE www.wqotw.org/WQOTW/1998_WQs/WQ120198.txt THOU WHO WAST RICH www.wqotw.org/wqotw/1996_WQs/WQ120396.txt "Let every heart prepare him room!" Have a great week, Chip Stam Director, Institute for Christian Worship School of Church Music and Worship Southern Baptist Theological Seminary Louisville, Kentucky www.carlstam.org www.sbts.edu |