Worship in Song ‎#54

54. 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, thou Wisdom from on high,
And order all things, far and nigh;
To us the path of knowledge show,
And cause us in her ways to go. [Refrain]

3 O come, Desire of nations, bind
All peoples in one heart and mind;
Bid envy, strife and quarrels cease;
Fill the whole world with heaven's peace. [Refrain]

Text Information

• First Line: O come, O come, Emmanuel
• Title: O Come, O Come, Emmanuel
• Translator: John M. Neale (1851)
• Translator: Henry Sloane Coffin (1901)
• Refrain First Line: Rejoice! Rejoice! Emmanuel
• Meter: 8.8.8.8.8.8. with refrain
• Publication Date: 1996
• Topic: Christmas; Peace; Wisdom
• Source: 12th cent. Latin Antiphons

Tune Information

• Name: VENI EMMANUEL
• Arranger: Thomas Helmore (1854)
• Meter: 8.8.8.8.8.8. with refrain
• Key: e minor
• Source: Ancient plain Song, from a French Missal