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,

Who ord’rest all things mightily;

To us the path of knowledge show,

And teach us in her ways to go.

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.

4.

O come, Thou Rod of Jesse’s stem,

From ev’ry foe deliver them

That trust thy mighty pow’r to save,

And give them vict’ry o’er the grave.

5.

O come, Thou Key of David, come,

And open wide our heav’nly home;

Make safe the way that leads on high,

And close the path to misery.

6.

O come, Thou Dayspring from on high

And cheer us by thy drawing nigh;

Disperse the gloomy clouds of night,

And death’s dark shadow put to flight.

7.

O come, Desire of nations, bind

In one the hearts of all humankind;

Bid thou our sad divisions cease,

And be thyself our Prince of Peace.