this Christmas song always makes me cry:
One of us is crying
As our hopes and dreams are led away in chains
And we’re left all alone
One of us is dying
As our love is slowly lowered in the grave
And we’re left all alone
But for all of us who journey
Through the dark abyss of loneliness
There comes a great announcement
We are never alone
For the maker of each heart that breaks
The giver of each breath we take
Has come to earth and given hope its birth
Our God is with us
Emmanuel
He’s come to save us
Emmanuel.
And we will never face life alone
Now that God has made Himself known
As Father and Friend
With us through the end
Emmanuel
He spoke with prophets’ voices
And showed Himself in a cloud of fire
But no one had seen His face
Until the One Most Holy
Revealed to us His perfect heart’s desire
And left His rightful place
And in one glorious moment
All eternity was shaken
As God broke through the darkness
That had kept us apart
And with love that conquers loneliness
And hope that fills all emptiness
He came to earth to show our worth
Our God is with us
Emmanuel
He’s come to save us
Emmanuel.
And we will never face life alone
Now that God has made Himself known
As Father and Friend
With us through the end
Emmanuel
So rejoice, rejoice, Emmanuel has come!
Our God is with us
Emmanuel
He’s come to save us
Emmanuel.
And we will never face life alone
Now that God has made Himself known
As Father and Friend
With us through the end
Emmanuel
(If you've made it this far...I guess you deserve to know a little more...this song is by Steven Curtis Chapman...and it's on his Christmas CD...before you go making fun of me for listening to SCC, I'll share a little background. :) I don't remember when my mom actually got this CD, but I do remember being with her on a Christmastime night, in the car, and it may have been the first Christmas after the divorce...Christmas is always a hard time of year for me, because my family is not together anymore...we had so many little traditions that made it special...and it makes me cry to even think about it...and it just doesn't feel like Christmas is complete when my family is not...it's getting better now that I have my own, and I'm growing to be thankful for the family that I DO have...even broken, it's my family. And now I have all the O'Maleys and Zahns too! But anyway, the point I want to make is that I was depressed, and feeling alone...and frankly, hating Christmas. All I could do was feel down and be bitter and sad. Then we listened to this song in the car...I remember the exact moment...the realization...the whole reason that God sent His Son...Jesus...was so that I wouldn't be alone. His very name, Emmanuel, MEANS "God with us"...I can't really explain or understand how, but I felt God holding me so tightly that night. And ever since then...this song has brought me great comfort. Thanks, Mom, for making me the CD...I hope that the words bring comfort to any of you who are having a difficult time with this season. Before the divorce, I never realized that Christmas could be such a sad time...or full of any kind of pain...it had always been the happiest time of the year. I pray that any of you who might be hurting would be comforted by the knowledge that, no matter how it may feel at times, because of the very first Christmas, you really aren't alone. <3)
As our hopes and dreams are led away in chains
And we’re left all alone
One of us is dying
As our love is slowly lowered in the grave
And we’re left all alone
But for all of us who journey
Through the dark abyss of loneliness
There comes a great announcement
We are never alone
For the maker of each heart that breaks
The giver of each breath we take
Has come to earth and given hope its birth
Our God is with us
Emmanuel
He’s come to save us
Emmanuel.
And we will never face life alone
Now that God has made Himself known
As Father and Friend
With us through the end
Emmanuel
He spoke with prophets’ voices
And showed Himself in a cloud of fire
But no one had seen His face
Until the One Most Holy
Revealed to us His perfect heart’s desire
And left His rightful place
And in one glorious moment
All eternity was shaken
As God broke through the darkness
That had kept us apart
And with love that conquers loneliness
And hope that fills all emptiness
He came to earth to show our worth
Our God is with us
Emmanuel
He’s come to save us
Emmanuel.
And we will never face life alone
Now that God has made Himself known
As Father and Friend
With us through the end
Emmanuel
So rejoice, rejoice, Emmanuel has come!
Our God is with us
Emmanuel
He’s come to save us
Emmanuel.
And we will never face life alone
Now that God has made Himself known
As Father and Friend
With us through the end
Emmanuel
(If you've made it this far...I guess you deserve to know a little more...this song is by Steven Curtis Chapman...and it's on his Christmas CD...before you go making fun of me for listening to SCC, I'll share a little background. :) I don't remember when my mom actually got this CD, but I do remember being with her on a Christmastime night, in the car, and it may have been the first Christmas after the divorce...Christmas is always a hard time of year for me, because my family is not together anymore...we had so many little traditions that made it special...and it makes me cry to even think about it...and it just doesn't feel like Christmas is complete when my family is not...it's getting better now that I have my own, and I'm growing to be thankful for the family that I DO have...even broken, it's my family. And now I have all the O'Maleys and Zahns too! But anyway, the point I want to make is that I was depressed, and feeling alone...and frankly, hating Christmas. All I could do was feel down and be bitter and sad. Then we listened to this song in the car...I remember the exact moment...the realization...the whole reason that God sent His Son...Jesus...was so that I wouldn't be alone. His very name, Emmanuel, MEANS "God with us"...I can't really explain or understand how, but I felt God holding me so tightly that night. And ever since then...this song has brought me great comfort. Thanks, Mom, for making me the CD...I hope that the words bring comfort to any of you who are having a difficult time with this season. Before the divorce, I never realized that Christmas could be such a sad time...or full of any kind of pain...it had always been the happiest time of the year. I pray that any of you who might be hurting would be comforted by the knowledge that, no matter how it may feel at times, because of the very first Christmas, you really aren't alone. <3)