Psalter Hymnal (Red) ‎#342

342. 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 Branch of Jesse's stem,
Unto Thine own, and rescue them!
From depths of hell Thy people save,
And give them victory o'er the grave. [Refrain]

3 O come, Thou Bright and Morning Star
And bring us comfort from afar!
Dispel the shadows of the night,
And turn our darkness into light. [Refrain]

4 O come, Thou Lord of David's key!
The gate of heaven unfolds to Thee;
Make safe for us the heavenward road,
And bar the way to death's abode. [Refrain]

5 O come, O come, Thou Lord of might,
Who to Thy tribes from Sinai's height
In olden times didst give the law
In cloud and majesty and awe. [Refrain]

Text Information

• First Line: O come, O come, Immanuel
• Title: O Come, O Come, Immanuel
• Author: John Mason Neale (1861)
• Refrain First Line: Rejoice! Rejoice! Immanuel
• Meter: L. M., with Refrain
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1934
• Topic: Advent Of Christ; Deliverance from Death; Hell; Immanuel; Israel in Captivity; Joy; God or Christ as Light
• Source: Latin, 11th Century

Tune Information

• Name: ST. PETERSBURG
• Composer: Dimitri Bortniansky, 1752-1828 (arr.)
• Meter: L. M., with Refrain
• Key: C Major