Hail To Thee Immanuel!
“Behold, the virgin shall be with child,
and bear a Son, and they shall call His
name Immanuel,” which is translated,
“God with us.”
Matthew 1:
23
D. R. Van Sickle wrote a Christmas poem in 1910
titled “All Hail to Thee, Immanuel!” The same
year,
noted Christian composer, Charles Gabriel, put it to
music. Soon churches were singing it, not
realizing
its author, Van Sickle, was not a believer in Christ.
He wrote it purely out of sentiment. But years
later
he was in a service where the choir sang this hymn,
and he was convicted of sin. He gave his heart to
Christ after hearing his own carol about Immanuel,
God with us!
God is with you when you awaken in the
morning, whether you feel fresh or groggy.
He’s with you in difficulties and duties.
He never leaves, never abandons,
never moves.
He surrounds you
with mercy as with a shield.
His peace is no more than a millimeter
from your mind if you remind yourself:
Immanuel—God with you!
"All hail to Thee, Immanuel, we cast our
crowns before Thee; let every heart obey
Thy will, and every voice adore Thee."
D. R. Van Sickle