O come, O come, Em-man-u-el
And ransom captive Is---rael
That mourns in lonely ex--ile here
Un-til the Son of God a-ppear
Re-joice! Re-joice! Em-man-u-el
Shall come to thee, O Is--ra-el.
O come, Thou Rod of Je-sse, free
Thine own from Satan's ty--ranny
From depths of Hell Thy peo-ple save
And give them victory o'er the grave
Rejoice! Re-joice! Em-man-u-el
Shall come to thee, O Israel.
O come, Thou Day-Spring, come and cheer
Our spirits by Thine ad-vent here
Disperse the gloomy clouds of night
And death's dark shadows put to flight.
Re-joice! Re-joice! Em-man-u-el
Shall come to thee, O Is--ra-el.
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 mi--sery.
Re-joice! Re-joice! Em-man-u-el
Shall come to thee, O Is--ra-el.
O come, O come, Thou Lord of might,
Who to Thy tribes, on Sinai's height,
In ancient times did'st gi-ve the Law,
In cloud, and majesty and awe.
Re-joice! Re-joice! Em-man-u-el
Shall come to thee, O Is--ra-el.
I usually mute the high E string on the G chords, except for in the 5th line of each verse.