Posts from November 2018

Veni, veni Emmanuel! There’s is no Advent carol I love more than Veni, veni, Emmanuel, O come, o come, Emmanuel! It calls for the coming of our redeemer and judge but it is moreso meant to be used so that we are moved day after day through history — Heilsgeschichte — a holy history of God’s salvation of the world. Check our Hymnal 1982, hymn # 56 and you’ll see in the left-hand margin a succession of dates beginning on…