The Lord himself will give you a sign:
The virgin will be with child
and will give birth to a son,
and will call him Immanuel.
(Isaiah 7:14, NIV)
Hymn: God Is with Us! Alleluia!
This is how the birth of Jesus Christ came about: His mother Mary
was pledged to be married to Joseph, but before they came together,
she was found to be with child through the Holy Spirit. Because
Joseph her husband was a righteous man and did not want to expose
her to public disgrace, he had in mind to divorce her quietly.
But
after he had considered this, an angel of the Lord appeared to
him in a dream and said, "Joseph son of David, do not be
afraid to take Mary home as your wife, because what is conceived
in her is from the Holy Spirit. She will give birth to a son,
and you are to give him the name Jesus, because he will save his
people from their sins."
All
this took place to fulfill what the Lord had said through the
prophet: "The virgin will be with child and will give birth
to a son, and they will call him Immanuel"-which means, "God
with us."
When
Joseph woke up, he did what the angel of the Lord had commanded
him and took Mary home as his wife. But he had no union with her
until she gave birth to a son. And he gave him the name Jesus.
(Matthew 1:18-25, NIV)
Hymn: Jesus
or Jesus, Joy of Earth and Heaven
or Be Immanuel in Me
