The Celebration Hymnal ‎#245

245. 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 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]

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 the whole 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 M. Neale (altered)
• Translator (sts. 3, 4): Henry S. Coffin (altered)
• Refrain First Line: Rejoice! Rejoice! Emmanuel
• Meter: L.M. with refrain
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1997
• Topic: The life of Christ: Advent; Christ: Advent
• Source: Latin Hymn, Psalteriolum Cantionum Catholicarum, 1710

Tune Information

• Name: VENI EMMANUEL
• Adapter: Thomas Helmore (alt.)
• Meter: L.M. with refrain
• Key: e minor
• Source: Plainsong