Emmanuel Has Come

Emmanuel Has Come
Live album by Don Moen
Released	October 21, 1996
Genre	Contemporary Christian
Label	Integrity, Hosanna! Music, Columbia, Sony
Producer	Steven V. Taylor, Chris Long (Executive), Michael Coleman (Senior Executive), Don Moen (Senior Executive)
Don Moen chronology
Rivers of Joy (1995) Emmanuel Has Come (1996) Praise with Don Moen (1996)

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Emmanuel has come is an album of Christian carols by Don Moen. It was recorded live at a musical of the same name. The musical album was released by Integrity and Hosanna! Music on October 21, 1996.

For this album, Don Moen was nominated in 1998 for Creator of the Musical of the Year in the GMA Music Awards, better known as the Dove Awards.

Song inspiration

One of the songs in the album is Emmanuel Has Come. It was written in the summer of 1995 by Don Moen. Speaking about why he wrote the song, Moen says,

I wrote "Emmanuel Has Come" to share that the real message in Christmas is in the word, Emmanuel, which means God with us. "More than just another story about a special time and place, Christmas is a time to lift a song of praise. For God is with us, and we celebrate the glory of His presence." I wanted to write a song that simply stated that "God with us, Emmanuel has come."

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Track listing

1. "Celebrate His Glory" – 6:03
   • "Arise Shine"
   • "Angels We Have Heard on High"
   • "Arise Shine"
2. "A King Is Born" – 4:07
3. "O Little Town of Bethlehem" – 1:57
4. "Emmanuel Has Come" – 4:07
5. "Celebrate His Majesty" – 6:02
   • "Arise Shine"
   • "Joy to the World"
   • "O Come, All Ye Faithful"
6. "Celebrate His Birth" – 4:33
   • "O What A Night"
   • "Glory To God"
7. "I Offer My Life" – 5:21
8. "Jesus We Enthrone You" – 4:04
9. "Hark! The Herald Angels Sing" – 2:00
10. "Celebrate His Reign" – 4:50
    • "He Shall Reign"
    • "Hallelujah Chorus"
    • "Arise Shine"

Credits

Producer and Arranger:

• Steven V. Taylor

Executive Producers:

• Michael Coleman - Senior Executive Producer
• Don Moen - Senior Executive Producer
• Chris Long - Executive Producer

A&R Manager

• Chris Springer

Worship Leader:

• Don Moen - Worship leader

Musicians:

• Carl Albrecht – Drums
• Mark Baldwin – Guitar
• Carl Gorodetsky – Nashville String Machine, Orchestra Contractor
• Craig Nelson – Bass
• Chris Springer – Piano

Vocals:

• Lisa Cochran
• Travis Cottrell
• Stephanie Hall
• Jeff Hamlin
• Tammy Jenson
• Rikk Kittleman
• Jon Sherberg
• Leah Taylor

Choir and Music Director

• Steven D. Williamson - Nashville First Church of The Nazarene Choir

Orchestrators

• Lari Goss
• Don Hart
• Camp Kirkland
• Chris McDonald
• Don Marsh

Engineers

• Matt Damico – Assistant
• Ron Davis – Audio Mixing Engineer
• David Murphy – Engineer
• Mike Psanos – Engineer
• Steven V. Taylor – Engineer

References