O Come, O Come, Emmanuel

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(Traditional Latin hymn, translated by John Mason Neale)

Verse 1
O come, O come, Emmanuel,
And ransom captive Israel,
That mourns in lonely exile here,
Until the Son of God appear.

Refrain
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.

Refrain
Rejoice! Rejoice! Emmanuel
Shall come to thee, O Israel.

Verse 3
O come, O come, Thou Lord of might,
Who to Thy tribes on Sinai’s height
In ancient times didst give the law,
In cloud, and majesty, and awe.

Refrain
Rejoice! Rejoice! Emmanuel
Shall come to thee, O Israel.

Verse 4
O come, Thou Rod of Jesse, free
Thine own from Satan’s tyranny;
From depths of hell Thy people save,
And give them victory o’er the grave.

Refrain
Rejoice! Rejoice! Emmanuel
Shall come to thee, O Israel.

Verse 5
O come, Thou Key of David, come,
And open wide our heavenly home;
Make safe the way that leads on high,
And close the path to misery.

Refrain
Rejoice! Rejoice! Emmanuel
Shall come to thee, O Israel.

Verse 6
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.

Refrain
Rejoice! Rejoice! Emmanuel
Shall come to thee, O Israel.

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