| 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. |
| Refrain
|
| 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
|
| 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
|
| 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
|
| 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
|
| 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 |