God with us

To all who mourn, to all who wait,
To all whose lives seem to abate,
To all who still in sadness dwell -
O come, O come Emmanuel.

To all who pray, to all who hope,
To all who triumph, or just cope,
To all who manage pretty well -
O come, O come Emmanuel.

To all in need, to all who give,
To all who die, and all who live,
To all who watch for time to tell -
O come, O come Emmanuel.

To all who listen for the Word;
To all who wonder what they heard,
What meaning comes from each Noel -
O come, O come Emmanuel.

To all who strive to be Your hands,
To follow Your two Great Commands:
To love You, and neighbors as well –
O come, O come Emmanuel.

To You, whose hunger we must feed,
To You, who comes to us in need,
Thirsty, in prison, in pain, in Hell –
You call us to come, Emmanuel.

To You who comes broken to our door,
Our tired, our hurting, our empty, our poor,
And to the ones who help them as well –
We come, we come, Emmanuel.

O God, Who is with us in the least of these,
Grant mercifully that soon each of us sees
In our brothers that You have already come.
Emmanuel, may we welcome You home.

© John M. Munzer