Text:O Come, O Come, Emmanuel
Translator (sts. 1, 2):John Mason Neale
Translator (sts. 3, 4):Henry Sloane Coffin
Tune:VENI EMMANUEL
Adapter:Thomas Helmore

79. O Come, O Come, Emmanuel

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.

2 O come, Thou Day-spring, come and cheer
our spirits by Thine advent here;
disperse the gloomy clouds of night,
and death's dark shadows put to flight. [Refrain]

3 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]

4 O come, Desire of nations, bind
all peoples in one heart and mind;
bid envy, strife, and quarrels cease;
fill all the world with heaven's peace. [Refrain]

Text Information
First Line: O come, O come, Emmanuel
Title: O Come, O Come, Emmanuel
Translator (sts. 1, 2): John Mason Neale (1851)
Translator (sts. 3, 4): Henry Sloane Coffin (1916)
Refrain First Line: Rejoice! Rejoice!
Meter: LM with refrain
Language: English
Publication Date: 2010
Topic: God the Son: Advent; Christian Year-Advent
Source: Latin hymn
Tune Information
Name: VENI EMMANUEL
Adapter: Thomas Helmore (1854)
Meter: LM with refrain
Key: e minor



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