[Verse
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
[Verse
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]
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 victory o'er the grave
[Refrain]
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
[Refrain]
Rejoice!
Rejoice! Emmanuel
Shall
come to thee, O Israel
[Verse
5]
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]
Rejoice!
Rejoice! Emmanuel
Shall
come to thee, O Israel
[Verse
6]
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]
Rejoice!
Rejoice! Emmanuel
Shall
come to thee, O Israel
[Verse
7]
O
come, desire of nations, bind
In
one the hearts of all mankind
Bid
Thou our sad divisions cease
And
be Thyself our King of peace
[Refrain]
Rejoice!
Rejoice! Emmanuel
Shall
come to thee, O Israel
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