O Come, O Come, Emmanuel
Words and music by Latin antiphons · tr. John Mason Neale · 1851
Key of Em · 76 BPM · 4/4 · Advent,Hope · Isaiah 7:14
Verse 1
O come, o come, Emmanuel,
and ransom captive Israel
that mourns in lonely exile here
until the Son of God appear.
Chorus
Rejoice! Rejoice! Emmanuel
shall come to thee, O Israel.
Verse 2
O come, Thou Wisdom from
on high, Who orderest all things mightily;
To us the path of knowledge show,
And teach us in her ways
to go. Rejoice!
Rejoice! Emmanuel shall come to thee, O Israel.
Verse 3
O come, Thou Rod of Jesse, free
Thine own from Satan's tyranny;
From depths of hell Thy people save,
And give them vict'ry ov'r
the grave. Rejoice!
Rejoice! Emmanuel shall come to thee, O Israel.
Verse 4
O come, Thou Dayspring, come
and cheer Our spirits by Thine advent here;
Disperse the gloomy clouds
of night, And death's dark shadows put
to flight. Rejoice!
Rejoice! Emmanuel shall come to thee, O Israel.
Verse 5
O come, Thou Key of David, come,
And open wide our heav'nly home;
Make safe the way that leads
on high, And close the path to misery.
Rejoice! Rejoice! Emmanuel
shall come to thee, O Israel.
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