O Come, O Come, Emmanuel
Words: Latin Hymn; tr. John Mason Neale, 1818-1866, and Henry Sloane Coffin, 1877-1954
Music: Plainsong; adapted by Thomas Helmore, 1811-1890
O come, O come, Emmanuel,
And ransom captive Israel,
That mourns in lonely exile here,
Until the Son of God appear.
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.
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.
O come, Desire of nations, bind
All peoples in one heart and mind;
Bid envy, strife, and quarrels cease;
Fill the whole world with heaven’s peace.
Chorus:
Rejoice! Rejoice! Emmanuel
Shall come to thee, O Israel!