Gather Comprehensive, Second Edition ‎#333

333. O Come, Divine Messiah

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.

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

3 O come in peace and meekness,
For lowly will your cradle be:
Though clothed in human weakness
We shall your God-head see. [Refrain]

Text Information

• First Line: O come, Divine Messiah
• Title: O Come, Divine Messiah
• French Title: Venez, divin Messie
• Author: Abbé Simon-Joseph Pellegrin, 1663-1745
• Translator: S. Mary of St. Philip (1877)
• Refrain First Line: Dear Savior, haste!
• Meter: 7 8 7 6 with refrain
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 2004
• Topic: Captivity

Tune Information

• Name: VENEZ, DIVIN MESSIE
• Harmonizer: Healey Willan, 1880-1968
• Meter: 7 8 7 6 with refrain
• Source: French Noël, 16th C
• Copyright: © 1958, The Basilian Fathers, assigned to Ralph Jusko Publications, Inc.