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- Lyrics to our Christmas songs and carols.O come O come Emmanuel
Lyrics to the Christmas carol O come, O come, Emmanuel.
About
History and facts about O come, O come, Emmanuel.
- The Christmas carol O come, O come, Emmanuel is a solemn Advent hymn.
- The lyrics to the carol is a translation of the Latin text “Veni, veni, Emmanuel”.
- The hymn were translated to English by John Mason Neale and Henry Sloane Coffin in the 1850s.
Lyrics
Lyrics to O come, O come, Emmanuel.
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, Thou Rod of Jesse, free
Thine own from Satan’s tyranny;
From depths of hell Thy people save,
And give them victory over the grave.
Rejoice! Rejoice! Emmanuel
shall come to thee, O Israel.
O come, Thou Day-spring, come and cheer
Our spirits by Thine advent here;
And drive away the shades of night
And pierce the clouds and bring us light!
Rejoice! Rejoice! Emmanuel
shall come to thee, O Israel.
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.
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 once gave the law
In cloud, and majesty, and awe.
Rejoice! Rejoice! Emmanuel
shall come to thee, O Israel.