O Come Emmanuel: A Musical Tour of Daily Readings for Advent and Christmas

by Gordon Giles

Book Overview

Make Christmas special this year by exploring the legends, message, and theology behind some of your favorite carols and hymns. This book of daily devotions will take you from December 1 to January 6, from the first days of Advent, through Christmas, ending at Epiphany. Each day, Gordon Giles invites you to draw closer to God through spiritual and historical explorations of beloved, familiar music.

As you read and reflect, you will be asked...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1557255156
• ISBN13: 9781557255150
• Release Date: November 2006
• Publisher: Paraclete Press (MA)
• Length: 168 Pages
• Weight: 0.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.4" x 8.0"

Customer Reviews

A new devotional approach

Each year I purchase a new devotional book for the season of Advent and Christmas. This was one of the most meaningful ones I've ever used, in part because I'm a church musician. The hymn texts were usuallly familiar to me as sung hymns, but the texts and the author's comments were inspiring even without music. I can highly recommend this little book as a companion for personal devotions during the season. It could be used for small group gatherings also.