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O Come, O Come, Emmanuel

Meter: 8.8.8.8 with refrain Appears in 509 hymnals Scripture: Malachi 4:2 Refrain First Line: Rejoice! Rejoice! Emmanuel Lyrics: 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. 2 O come, thou Wisdom from on high, who orderest all things mightily: to us the path of knowledge show; and teach us in her ways to go. [Refrain] 3 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] 4 O come, thou Root 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] 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] 6 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] 7 O come, Desire of nations, bind all peoples in one heart and mind; bid envy, strife, and discord cease; fill the whole world with heaven’s peace. [Refrain] Topics: Comfort; God's Covenant with Israel; Jesus Christ Advent; World Peace; Prayer; Unity Used With Tune: VENI EMMANUEL Text Sources: Latin prose, pre-9th cent.; Trans. composite

Death and Judgment anticipated

Author: Rev. Charles Wesley (1708-1788) Appears in 88 hymnals First Line: O God, mine inmost soul convert Scripture: Malachi 4:5 Topics: Alarm; Christ Judge; Christ Second Coming of; Eternity; Judgment; Life Solemnity of; Sinners Anxious Used With Tune: MERIBAH

O Jesus, Grant Me Hope and Comfort

Author: Wilhelm Osterwald, 1820-1887; Walter E. Buszin, 1899-1973 Meter: 9.8.9.8.9.8 with refrain Appears in 1 hymnal Scripture: Malachi 4:1-2 Refrain First Line: O come, thou precious Sun most radiant Topics: Advent Used With Tune: ADVENT COMFORT

O Lord, How Shall I Meet You

Author: Paul Gerhardt, 1607-1676 Meter: 7.6.7.6.7.6.7.6 Appears in 47 hymnals Scripture: Malachi 4:2 Lyrics: 1 O Lord, how shall I meet you, how welcome you aright? Your people long to greet you, my hope, my heart's delight. O Jesus, let your Word be a lamp to light my way, to show me how to please you, to guide me ev'ry day. 2 Love caused your incarnation; love brought you down to me. Your thirst for my salvation procured my liberty. Oh, love beyond all telling that led you to embrace in love, all love excelling, our lost and fallen race! 3 Rejoice, then, you sad-hearted, who sit in deepest gloom, who mourn o'er joys departed and tremble at your doom. Despair not; he is near you, he's standing at the door who best can help and cheer you and bids you weep no more. 4 Sin's debt, that fearful burden, let not your souls distress; your guilt the Lord will pardon and cover by his grace. He comes, for you procuring the peace of sin forgiv'n, his children thus securing eternal life in heav'n. 5 He comes to judge the nations, a terror to his foes, a light of consolation and blessèd hope to those who love the Lord's appearing. O glorious Sun, now come, send forth your beams most cheering, and guide us safely home. Topics: Advent Used With Tune: WIE SOLL ICH DICH EMPFANGEN Text Sources: D. M. Luther's...Geistliche Lieder, Berlin, 1653, abr.; Tr. composite

"The world's true Light"

Author: William W. How Appears in 64 hymnals First Line: O One with God the Father Scripture: Malachi 4:2 Lyrics: 1 O one with God the Father In majesty and might, The brightness of his glory, Eternal Light of light; O'er this our home of darkness Thy rays are streaming now; The shadows flee before thee, The world's true Light art thou. 2 Yet, Lord, we see but darkly:-- O heavenly Light, arise, Dispel these mists that shroud us, And hide thee from our eyes! We long to track the footprints That thou thyself hast trod; We long to see the pathway That leads to thee our God. 3 O Jesus, shine around us With radiance of thy grace; O Jesus, turn upon us The brightness of thy face. We need no star to guide us, As on our way we press, If thou thy light vouchsafest, O Sun of righteousness! Topics: Christ Character of; Christ light of the world; Christ Sun; Christians Love for Christ; Communion of Saints With Christ Used With Tune: SPITTA

O Splendor of God's Glory Bright

Author: Ambrose of Milan, c. 340-397; Robert S. Bridges, 1844-1930 Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 49 hymnals Scripture: Malachi 4:2 Topics: Doxologies and Glorias; Epiphany Life; God Glory; Holy Trinity; Nurturing and Renewing Used With Tune: PUER NOBIS NASCITUR

O splendour of God's glory bright

Author: Ambrose of Milan, 340-397; Louis Fitzgerald Benson, 1855-1930 Appears in 49 hymnals Scripture: Malachi 4:2 Lyrics: 1 O splendor of God’s glory bright, from light eternal bringing light! O Light of light, light’s living spring, true day, all days illumining. 2 Come, very Sun of heaven’s love, in lasting radiance from above, and to our inward hearts convey the Holy Spirit's cloudless ray. 3 And now to you our prayers ascend, Creator, glorious without end; we plead with sovereign grace for power to conquer in temptation’s hour. 4 Confirm our will to do the right, and keep our hearts from envy’s blight; let faith its eager fires renew, and hate the false, and love the true. 5 Dawn’s glory gilds the earth and skies: let him, our perfect morn, arise– the Word in God the Father one, the Father imaged in the Son. Topics: God Glory of; Jesus Christ Word; Light; Morning; Prayer / Prayers / Poems Used With Tune: SOLEMNIS HAEC FESTIVITAS

O Spread the Tidings 'Round

Author: Frank Bottome Meter: 12.12.12.6 Appears in 229 hymnals First Line: O spread the tidings 'round wherever man is found Scripture: Malachi 4:2 Refrain First Line: The Comforter has come, the Comforter has come! Lyrics: 1 O spread the tidings ’round wherever man is found, Wherever human hearts and human woes abound; Let every Christian tongue proclaim the joyful sound: The Comforter has come! Refrain: The Comforter has come, the Comforter has come! The Holy Ghost from Heav’n, the Father’s promise giv’n; O spread the tidings ’round, wherever man is found—- The Comforter has come! 2 The long, long night is past, the morning breaks at last, And hushed the dreadful wail and fury of the blast, As o’er the golden hills the day advances fast! The Comforter has come! (Refrain) 3 Lo, the great King of kings with healing in His wings, To every captive soul a full deliv'rance brings; And through the vacant cells the song of triumph rings; The Comforter has come! (Refrain) 4 O boundless love divine! How shall this tongue of mine To wond’ring mortals tell the matchless grace divine—- That I, a child of hell, should in His image shine! The Comforter has come! (Refrain) Used With Tune: COMFORTER

O Sun of Justice

Author: Peter J. Scagnelli, b. 1949 Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 6 hymnals First Line: O sun of justice, Jesus Christ Scripture: Malachi 4:2 Topics: Ash Wednesday; Forgiveness, Healing; Lent Used With Tune: JESU DULCIS MEMORIA Text Sources: Latin hymn, 6th century