Our Great Redeemer's Praise ‎#162

162. O Come, O Come, Emmanuel

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,
and order all things far and nigh;
to us the path of knowledge show
and cause us in her ways to go. [Refrain]

3 O come, Thou Root of Jesse, free
Thine own from Satan's tyranny;
from depths of hell Thy people save
and give them vict'ry o'er the grave. [Refrain]

4 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]

5 O come, Thou Key of David, come,
and open wide our heav'nly home;
the captives from their prison free
and conquer death's deep misery. [Refrain]

6 O come, Desire of nations, bind
all peoples in one heart and mind;
bid envy, strife and quarrels case;
fill all the world with heaven's peace. [Refrain]

Text Information

• First Line: O come, O come, Emmanuel
• Title: O Come, O Come, Emmanuel
• Translator: John M. Neale (1851)
• Translator (vs 2, 6): Henry Sloane Coffin (1916)
• Refrain First Line: Rejoice! Rejoice!
• Meter: L.M. with Refrain
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 2022
• Scripture:
  Isaiah 11:1-10
  ;
  Haggai 2:7
  ;
  Matthew 1:21-23
  ;
  Luke 1:69-79
• Topic: Jesus, Conceived and Born: Advent
• Source: Latin hymn

Tune Information

• Name: VENI EMMANUEL
• Arranger: Thomas Helmore (1854)
• Meter: L.M. with Refrain
• Key: e minor or modal
• Source: Plainsong