COMMENTARY: Gaudete Sunday invites us to taste already the joy that comes from knowing our Savior is coming for us out of love.

In this season, we sing the word Emmanuel time and again: “O, come, O come, Emmanuel / And ransom captive Israel / That mourns in lowly exile here / Until the Son of God appear. / Rejoice! Rejoice!

There’s less than a week until Christmas, the celebration of Jesus’ birth. One of the Advent hymns that helps us prepare for this grand celebration is “O Come, O Come, Emmanuel.” The fifth stanza says ...

‘O Come, O Come Emmanuel’ is a dark and delicate carol with a super-confusing back story. But the good news is there’s a Kelly Clarkson version too! ‘O Come, O Come Emmanuel’ was originally written in ...

John Mason Neale was an English priest and writer born in 1818. He loved studying history and old church writings. He is best known for translating ancient hymns into English, including Good King ...

During Advent, one of the first Christmas carols we sing at my church is "O Come O Come Emmanuel." It's a melancholy song of Israel's lament, of their crying out to God for relief from bondage and ...