Emmanuel's Come

Here's some of my scribbling from a while back.

Immanuel, or Emmanuel (depending on the Hebrew or Greek translation) means, "God with us" (Isaiah 7:14, Matthew 1:23).

Emmanuel’s Come

Long, long ago the world was right.

No sickness or error,

No want or blight.

We lived in peace and plenty,

One with God,

Forever young,

Endless beauty.

 

Then crept a demon of darkness,

Disguised as wisdom, wreathed in light.

Down he came, slithering scale,

Tempting, taunting us to claim our rights,

And so we fell,

And slipped God’s hand.

So lies took root in the heart of man.

Spreading his plague and pestilence,

Breathing his drought, awakened to sin.

We listened, and knew.

Reached for the hidden,

Knowledge, forbidden.

 

And somewhere out there,

At the furthest reaches,

A journey began.

A comet came racing,

Hurling, thru space, blazing,

Measured trek, Pacing,

Arriving at the time reserved,

At the moment appointed,

Across the measureless divide,

A star, heralding the Anointed.

And posting a watch above that place,

It shown for us all to see,

God’s command of time and space,

His immeasurable majesty.

For unto us a child is born,

Unto us a son is given.

Son of man,

King of heaven.

 

Lamb of God,

Born among shepherds,

Lowly, humble,

Surrounded by lepers.

Sweet precious breath,

Holy child,

Heaven’s gift,

Meek and mild,

Life for death,

Born to die.

His death is life,

For you and I.

 

So ring the bells!

Ring them loudly!

Proclaim the news, joyously, proudly.

Tell it to the mountains.

Tell it to the nations.

God has come to his creation.

Jesus boy, far from home,

The Law fulfilled,

Emmanuel’s come.

 

 

 

MJS

12/19/08