O Come, O Come, Emmanuel
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m: Anon. plainsong, 12th or 13th cent.
w: 9th cent. Latin
Tune: "Veni, Veni, Emmanuel"
Meter: L.M. with refrain

[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, 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]

[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 victory o'er the grave.

[Refrain]

[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.

[Refrain]

[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]

[Verse 6]
O come, Thou Wisdom from on high,
And order all things, far and nigh;
To us the path of knowledge show,
And cause us in her ways to go.

[Refrain]

[Verse 7]
O come, desire of nations, bind
In one the hearts of all mankind;
Bid Thou our sad divisions cease,
And be Thyself our King of peace.

[Refrain]


{There are many variation to these lyrics.}