1. Thou who wast rich beyond all splendour,
All for love's sake becamest poor;
Thrones for a manger didst surrender,
Sapphire-paved courts for stable floor.
Thou who wast rich beyond all splendour,
All for love's sake becomes poor.
All for love's sake becamest poor;
Thrones for a manger didst surrender,
Sapphire-paved courts for stable floor.
Thou who wast rich beyond all splendour,
All for love's sake becomes poor.
2. Thou who art God beyond all praising,
All for love's sake becamest man;
Stooping so low, but sinners raising
Heavenwards by thine eternal plan.
Thou who art God beyond all praising,
All for love's sake becamest man.
All for love's sake becamest man;
Stooping so low, but sinners raising
Heavenwards by thine eternal plan.
Thou who art God beyond all praising,
All for love's sake becamest man.
3. Thou who art love beyond all telling,
Saviour and King, we worship thee.
Emmanuel, within us dwelling,
Make us what thou wouldst have us be.
Thou who art love beyond all telling,
Saviour and King, we worship thee.
Saviour and King, we worship thee.
Emmanuel, within us dwelling,
Make us what thou wouldst have us be.
Thou who art love beyond all telling,
Saviour and King, we worship thee.
Emmanuel! Emmanuel! God WITH us! God WITH us!
Not just in the perfectly decorated house with the loving children who never fight.
Not just in saintly churches where no curse word is ever heard.
Not just in perfectly orchestrated holiday dinner parties.
But in the manger--in the dirt, the cold, the dark, the dung.
God with our soldiers in the lonely outposts.
God with our sailors in the deep hull surrounded by unbelievers.
God with our warriors when the bullets are screaming through the air.
God with the Christian refugees who don't know where it's safe to sleep tonight.
God with Gracie and Brecklynn and Ron in their hospital rooms and homes.
God with the privates away from home for the first time, and their families.
God with the veterans alone in their war.
God with the sick mothers. And with those who want to be mothers.
Thank You Jesus! Thank You for dwelling with us. Please dwell within us. "Make us what Thou wouldst have us be." May we be Your vessels into people's lives this holiday.
God with the privates away from home for the first time, and their families.
God with the veterans alone in their war.
God with the sick mothers. And with those who want to be mothers.
Thank You Jesus! Thank You for dwelling with us. Please dwell within us. "Make us what Thou wouldst have us be." May we be Your vessels into people's lives this holiday.
We pray that You will be amongst all our ranks--from the Pentagon and the Chief of Chaplain's office to the barracks. Lord, may our chapel services shine, but more so may our lives shine. Please widen our sphere of influence, and may we handle that responsibility.
Lord please be the grace in our homes in this time. Help us with all our little concerns--to keep them in perspective and to trust in You. Please heal Gracie and Brecklynn and Ron and others who are struggling so. Please be with Pastor Saeed and other Christian brothers and sisters in prison cells. Please be with the refugees.
Please be with those for whom Christmas is hard. We know You understand, as the cross cast its shadow over Your manger. Thank You for being with us.
Lord please be the grace in our homes in this time. Help us with all our little concerns--to keep them in perspective and to trust in You. Please heal Gracie and Brecklynn and Ron and others who are struggling so. Please be with Pastor Saeed and other Christian brothers and sisters in prison cells. Please be with the refugees.
Please be with those for whom Christmas is hard. We know You understand, as the cross cast its shadow over Your manger. Thank You for being with us.
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