O Come O Come Emmanuel


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1. O come, O come, Emmanuel,
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And ransom captive Israel,
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That mourns in lonely exile here
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Until the Son of God appear.

        Refrain:
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        Rejoice! Rejoice! Emmanuel
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        Shall come to you, O Israel.

2. O come, Thou Branch of Jesse, free
Thine own from Satan's tyranny;
From depths of hell Thy people save,
And give them victory o'er the grave.

3. O come, Thou Day-Spring, come and cheer
Our spirits by Thine advent here;
Disperse the gloomy clouds of night
And death's dark shadows put to flight!

4. 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.

5. O come, O come, Thou Lord of Might,
Who to Thy tribes on Sinai's height
In ancient times once give the law
In cloud, and majesty, and awe.

6. 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.

7. O come, thou Wisdom from on high!
Who madest all in earth and sky,
Creating man from dust and clay:
To us reveal salvation’s way.