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.