DESCRIPTION:
The St. Olaf Viking Chorus, directed by Mark Stover, performs "In My Arms" by Philip Biedenbender at the 2016 St. Olaf Christmas Festival.

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Text:

Mary was to be my wife,
But Mary was with child.
Mary could not be my wife,
For it was not my child.
What could I do? I could save her from disgrace
If I left her quietly.

Then an angel appeared:
“Do not be afraid to take Mary as your wife.
Her child is from the Holy Spirit.
She will give birth to a son,
And you will name him Jesus,
For he will save his people from their sins.”

Immanuel. They will call him Immanuel.

Arise, shine, for your light has come
And the glory of the Lord rises upon you.
Come to proclaim the year of the favor of our Lord
And the day of vengeance of our God.

Despised and rejected by humankind,
Oppressed and afflicted,
Led like a lamb to the slaughter.

Do not be afraid.
In my arms, you are safe.
In my house, there is room.
In my heart, there is love.
On my lips, there is hope:

God with us, Immanuel, my son.
In my arms, Immanuel, my son.

-- Philip Biedenbender
Scripture adapted from Matthew 1:18-23
and Isaiah 60:1, 61:2, and 53:3, 7

Video Copyright © 2016 St. Olaf College
Music Copyright © 2016 Philip Biedenbender. Used by Permission.