"Behold, the virgin shall conceive and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel." So reads in part Isaiah 7:14 in the English Standard Version of the Bible. Here is stanza 3 of the ninth-century Latin hymn "O Come, O Come, Emmanuel," a Christian hymn for Advent and Christmas, translated by John Mason Neale (1818-1866). Tomorrow I will post stanza 4 of this Latin hymn.
O come, o come, thou Lord of Might,
Who to thy tribes on Sinai's height
In ancient times did give thy Law,
In cloud and majesty and awe.
Rejoice! Rejoice! Emmanuel
Shall come to thee, O Israel.
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