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Emmanuel, God With Us / O Come, O Come Emmanuel
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Jul 28, 2026 updated
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Point of Grace's 'Emmanuel, God With Us' is a Christmas song that tells the story of a lonely woman in a cathedral, weeping and praying. The narrator approaches her, learns she has lost her family, and invites her to spend Christmas with them. The song emphasizes the theme of Emmanuel, meaning 'God with us,' and calls believers to be God's hope and light to the world, especially to those who are hurting and lonely.
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She lit a candle in a downtown cathedral
Quietly confessing, counting on a blessing
She looked as if she had nowhere to go
I could see her weeping
Hands together hoping you would hear...
This is the time of year
We hold our families near
But God let us be a friend to the hurting
Oh Emmanuel, God with us
Spirit revealed in us
That we may be your hope to the world
Oh Emmanuel, God with us
With a light to break the darkness
That we may show your hope to the world
Emmanuel, God with us
Be God in us
I moved in closer just so I could see her face
Maybe she was a mother
Someone's only daughter
Her silver hair shimmered like the snow
Christmas bells were ringing
Now beside her kneeling I asked her name
(And she said)
This was the time of year
I had my family near
But they've all gone and I have been so lonely
[Chorus]
So with my family that Christmas day
A girl of sixty years would laugh and play
And as we watched her dance our eyes were full of tears...