O Come, O Come Emmanuel

[Verse 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.

[Verse 2]

O come

O Wisdom from on high

who ordered all things mightily

to us the path of knowledge show

and teach us in its ways to go

[Verse 3]

O come

O come

great Lord of might

who to your tribes on Sinai's height

in ancient times did give the law

in cloud and majesty and awe

[Verse 4]

O come

O Branch of Jesse's stem

unto your own and rescue them

From depths of hell your people save

and give them victory o'er the grave

[Verse 5]

O come

O Key of David

come

and open wide our heavenly home

Make safe for us the heavenward road

and bar the way to death's abode

[Verse 6]

O come

O Bright and Morning Star

and bring us comfort from afar

Dispel the shadows of the night

and turn our darkness into light

[Verse 7]

O come

O King of nations

bind

in one the hearts of all mankind

Bid all our sad divisions cease

and be yourself our King of Peace