Author: John Mason Neale; Henry W. Baker; Henry Sloane Coffin Hymnal: Hymns and Devotions for Daily Worship #1 (2024) Meter: 8.8.8.8 with refrain Scripture: 1 Timothy 2:5-6 Refrain First Line: Rejoice! Rejoice! Emmanuel shall come to thee Lyrics: 1. O come, O come, Emmanuel,
And ransom captive Israel,
Who mourns in lowly exile here,
Until the Son of God appear.
Refrain:
Rejoice! Rejoice!
Emmanuel shall come to thee,
O Israel.
2. 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]
3. O come, thou Dayspring, come and cheer
Our spirits by thine advent here;
Disperse the gloomy clouds of night,
And death’s dark shadows put to flight. [Refrain]
4. O come, thou Key of David, come,
And open wide our heavenly home;
Make safe the way that leads on high,
And close the path to misery. [Refrain]
5. O come, thou Root of Jesse, free
Thine own from Satan’s tyrany;
From depths of hell thy people save,
And give them vic’try o’er the grave. [Refrain]
6. 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]
7. 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] Topics: Advent Languages: English Tune Title: VENI EMMANUEL
O Come, O Come, Emmanuel
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