O Come, O Come, Emmanuel

Words and music by Latin antiphons · tr. John Mason Neale · 1851

Key of Em · 76 BPM · 4/4 · Advent,Hope · Isaiah 7:14

Verse 1

O come, o come, Emmanuel,
and ransom captive Israel
that mourns in lonely exile here
until the Son of God appear.

Chorus

Rejoice! Rejoice! Emmanuel
shall come to thee, O Israel.

Verse 2

O come, Thou Wisdom from on high, Who orderest
all things mightily; To us the path
of knowledge show, And teach us in her ways to
go. Rejoice! Rejoice! Emmanuel shall come to thee, O Israel.

Verse 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 ov'r the
grave. Rejoice! Rejoice! Emmanuel shall come to thee, O Israel.

Verse 4

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. Rejoice! Rejoice! Emmanuel shall come to thee, O Israel.

Verse 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. Rejoice! Rejoice! Emmanuel shall come to thee, O Israel.

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