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Matthew 1:18-25

Emmanuel in Joseph's Dream

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Emmanuel in Joseph's Dream

Matthew 1:18-25

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This song belongs to the Matthew collection. One recording is available to play here, with the complete lyrics below.

Bible book
Matthew
Collection
Matthew
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World Music
[Verse 1 - the hidden sorrow] Joseph found the promise carrying a child, And mercy stayed his hand from public shame. While he considered how to put her away, The night received him, troubled and afraid. [Refrain - the angel's word] Joseph, thou son of David, fear not. Take Mary thy wife beneath thy roof. That which is conceived in her is of the Holy Ghost; She shall bring forth a son. [Verse 2 - the name] Thou shalt call his name JESUS, For he shall save his people from their sins. The prophet's word stood near in the darkness: A virgin shall be with child and bear a son. [Bridge - waking obedience] They shall call his name Emmanuel, God with us, God with us. Joseph rose and did as the angel had bidden, And took his wife unto him. [Outro] He called the child JESUS. Emmanuel, God with us.

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About the passage

Matthew 1: A royal line with its wounds still showing

Matthew opens with a royal genealogy that does not hide its damaged places. David is named as king, Babylon marks the collapse of visible kingship, and several women interrupt the expected father-to-son rhythm before the repeated formula changes at Joseph. He is Mary’s husband, not the biological father Matthew is preparing to exclude. The chapter then narrows from generations to one man’s decision. Joseph plans a quiet separation on the information available to him, receives a different explanation in a dream, and acts on it. Jesus and Emmanuel do different work in the closing verses: one is the commanded name, the other Matthew’s explanation of the birth as “God with us.”

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