Text: | Oh, Come, Oh, Come, Emmanuel |
Translator: | John M. Neale, 1818-1866 |
Tune: | VENI, EMMANUEL |
1 Oh, come, oh, 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 you,
O Israel!
2 Oh, come, oh, come, great Lord of might,
Who to your tribes on Sinai's height
In ancient times once gave the law
In cloud, and majesty, and awe. [Refrain]
3 Oh, come, strong Branch of Jesse, free
Your own from Satan's tyranny;
From depths of hell your people save
And give them vict'ry o'er the grave. [Refrain]
4 Oh, come, blest Dayspring, come and cheer
Our spirits by you advent here;
Disperse the gloomy clouds of night,
And death's dark shadows put to flight. [Refrain]
5 Oh, come, O Key of David, come,
And open wide our heav'nly home;
Make safe the way that leads on high,
And close the path to misery. [Refrain]
Text Information | |
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First Line: | Oh, come, oh, come, Emmanuel |
Title: | Oh, Come, Oh, Come, Emmanuel |
Translator: | John M. Neale, 1818-1866 (alt.) |
Refrain First Line: | Rejoice, rejoice, Emmanuel |
Meter: | 88 88 88 |
Language: | English |
Publication Date: | 1978 |
Topic: | Advent; Advent 4 |
Source: | Psalteriolum Cantionum Catholicarum, Köln, 1710 |
Tune Information | |
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Name: | VENI, EMMANUEL |
Meter: | 88 88 88 |
Key: | G Major |
Source: | French processional, 15th cent. |