Trinity Psalter Hymnal ‎#293

293. 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, O come, thou Lord of might,
who to thy tribes, on Sinai's height,
in ancient times didst give the law
in cloud and majesty and awe. [Refrain]

3 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]

4 O come, thou Dayspring from on high,
and cheer us by thy drawing nigh;
disperse the gloomy clouds of night,
and death's dark shadows put to flight. [Refrain]

5 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, Emmanuel
• Title: O Come, O Come, Emmanuel
• Author: John Mason Neale (1851, alt. 1961)
• Refrain First Line: Rejoice! Rejoice!
• Meter: L.M.ref.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 2018
• Scripture:
  Exodus 19:16-19
  ;
  Isaiah 7:14
  ;
  Isaiah 22:22
  ;
  Matthew 1:23
  ;
  Luke 1:78-79
• Topic: Christ: advent of; Church: As Covenant People; Death: Conquered; God: As Deliverer; Processionals
• Source: Latin antiphons, 12th cent.; Latin hymn, 1710

Tune Information

• Name: VENI EMMANUEL
• Arranger: Thomas Helmore (1856)
• Meter: L.M.ref.
• Key: e minor or modal
• Source: Plainson, 13th cent.