The New Christian Hymnal ‎#57

57. O Come, O Come, Immanuel

1 O come, O come, Immanuel,
And ransom captive Israel,
That mourns in lonely exile here
Until the Son of God appear.

Refrain:
Rejoice! rejoice! Immanuel
Shall come to thee, O Israel.

2 O come, Thou rod of Jesse, free
Thine own from Satan's tyranny;
From depths of hell Thy people save,
And give them vict'ry o'er the grave. [Refrain]

3 O come, Thou Dayspring, come and cheer
Our spirits by Thine advent here:
And drive away the shades of night,
And pierce the clouds and bring us light. [Refrain]

4 O come, Thou 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

• First Line: O come, O come, Immanuel
• Title: O Come, O Come, Immanuel
• Translator: John M. Neale (1861)
• Refrain First Line: Rejoice! rejoice! Immanuel
• Meter: 8 8 8 8 with Refrain
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1929
• Topic: Jesus Christ: Advent
• Source: Latin, 11th century

Tune Information

• Name: ST. PETERSBURG
• Composer: Dimitri Bortniansky
• Meter: 8 8 8 8 with Refrain
• Incipit: 53451 21715 61653
• Key: C Major