For a child is born to us,
a son is given to us.
The government will rest on his shoulders.
And he will be called: Wonderful Counselor,
Mighty God,
Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.
Isaiah 9:6 NLT
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Stanza 5:
O come, O come, thou Lord of Might
Who to Thy tribes, on Sinai’s height,
In ancient times didst give the law,
In cloud, and majesty, and awe.
Rejoice! Rejoice! Emmanuel
Shall come to thee, O Israel.
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By the light of nature we see God as a God above us,
by the light of the law we see Him as a God against us,
but by the light of the gospel we see Him as Emmanuel, God with us.
Matthew Henry
“God is with us, and His power is around us.”
Charles H. Spurgeon