O Come, Divine Messiah
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m: 16th Cent. French Carol
w: "Venez divin Messie"; Abbe Simon-Joseph Pellegrin, 18th cent.
trans. by Sr. Mary of St. Philip, 1877
Tune: Venez, Divin Messie
Meter: 7.8.7.6 w/Refrain

[Verse 1]
O come, Divine Messiah, The world in silence waits the day
When hope shall sing its triumph, And sadness flee away.

[Refrain]
Dear Savior, haste!
Come, come to earth.  Dispel the night and show your face,
And bid us hail the dawn of grace.
O come, Divine Messiah, The world in silence waits the day
When hope shall sing its triumph, And sadness flee away.

[Verse 2]
O come, Desired of nations, Whom priest and prophet long foretold,
Will break the captive fetters, Redeem the longlost fold.

[Refrain]

[Verse 3]
O come in peace and meekness, For lowly will your cradle be;
Though clothed in human weakness We shall your Godhead see.

[Refrain]