O come, O come,
Emmanuel |
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Tune: |
Veni Emmanuel |
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Metre: |
Long Metre and refrain |
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O
come, O come, Emmanuel,
And
ransom captive Israel,
That
mourns in lonely exile here
Until
the Son of God appear.
Rejoice!
rejoice! Emmanuel
Shall
come to thee, O Israel.
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:
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:
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:
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:
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