| Veni, veni Emmanuel (original) | Veni, veni Emmanuel (translation) |
|---|---|
| Veni, veni Emmanuel; | Come, come, Emmanuel; |
| Captivum solve Israel, | Loose Israel prisoner |
| Qui gemit in exilio, | He groans in exile |
| Privatus Dei Filio | Private to the Son of God |
| Gaude! | Rejoice! |
| Gaude! | Rejoice! |
| Emmanuel, | Emmanuel |
| Nascetur pro te, Israel! | He will be born for you, Israel! |
| Veni, veni, O Oriens; | Come, come, O East |
| Solare nos adveniens, | Come and cheer us up |
| Noctis depelle nebulas, | Drive away the clouds of the night |
| Dirasque noctis tenebras. | The gloomy darkness of the night. |
| Gaude! | Rejoice! |
| Gaude! | Rejoice! |
| Emmanuel, | Emmanuel |
| Nascetur pro te, Israel! | He will be born for you, Israel! |
| Veni, Clavis Davidica! | Come, David's Key! |
| Regna reclude caelica; | Open the kingdoms of heaven; |
| Fac iter tutum superum, | Make the scene safe |
| Et claude vias inferum. | And shut up the ways of hell. |
| Gaude! | Rejoice! |
| Gaude! | Rejoice! |
| Emmanuel, | Emmanuel |
| Nascetur pro te, Israel! | He will be born for you, Israel! |
| Veni, veni Adonai! | Come, come, Adonai! |
| Qui populo in Sinai, | Who are the people inSinai |
| Legem dedisti vertice, | You gave the law |
| In maiestate gloriae. | In the majesty of glory |
| Gaude! | Rejoice! |
| Gaude! | Rejoice! |
| Emmanuel, | Emmanuel |
| Nascetur pro te, Israel! | He will be born for you, Israel! |
