The Worshipbook ‎#490

490. O Come, O Come, Emmanuel

1 O come, O come, Emmanuel!
Redeem thy captive Israel,
That into exile drear has gone
Far from the face of God's dear Son.

[Refrain:]
Rejoice! Rejoice! Emmanuel
Shall come to thee, O Israel.

2 O come, O come, thou Day-spring bright!
Pour on our souls thy healing light;
Dispel the long night's lingering gloom,
And pierce the shadows of the tomb. [Refrain]

3 O come, thou Lord of David's Key!
The royal door fling wide and free;
Safeguard for us the heavenward road,
And bar the way to death's abode. [Refrain]

Text Information

• First Line: O come, O come, Emmanuel!
• Title: O Come, O Come, Emmanuel
• Translator: T. A. Lacey (1906)
• Refrain First Line: Rejoice! Rejoice! Emmanuel
• Publication Date: 1972
• Scripture:
  Isaiah 9:6
• Topic: Christian Year: Advent
• Source: Psalteriolum Cantionum Catholicarum, 1710
• Copyright: Words from The English Hymnal; used by permission of Oxford University Press.

Tune Information

• Name: [O come, O come, Emmanuel!]
• Composer: James Minchin (1964)
• Key: G Major
• Copyright: Music from Jazz in the Church; © 1964 by James Minchin; used by permission.