O come, O come, Im-man- u-el,
and ransom captive Is- ra-el
that mourns in lonely ex-ile here
un-til the Son of God ap-pear.
Re-joice! Re-joice! Im-man- u-el
shall come to you, O Is- ra-el.
Verse: 2
O come, O Wisdom from on high,
who ordered all things might- i-ly;
to us the path of know-ledge show
and teach us in its ways to go.
Re-joice! Re-joice! Im-man- u-el
shall come to you, O Is- ra-el.
Verse: 3
O come, O come, great Lord of might,
who to your tribes on Si-nai's height
in ancient times did give the law
in cloud and majes-ty and awe.
Re-joice! Re-joice! Im-man- u-el
shall come to you, O Is- ra-el.
Verse: 4
O come, O Branch of Jes- se's stem,
un-to your own and res- cue them!
From depths of hell your peo-ple save,
and give them victor-y o'er the grave.
Re-joice! Re-joice! Im-man- u-el
shall come to you, O Is- ra-el.
Verse: 5
O come, O Key of Dav- id, come
and open wide our heav'n-ly home.
Make safe for us the heav'n-ward road
and bar the way to death's a-bode.
Re-joice! Re-joice! Im-man- u-el
shall come to you, O Is- ra-el.
Verse: 6
O come, O Bright and Morn- ing Star,
and bring us comfort from a-far!
Dis-pel the shadows of the night
and turn our darkness in- to light.
Re-joice! Re-joice! Im-man- u-el
shall come to you, O Is- ra-el.
Verse : 7
O come, O King of na- tions, bind
in one the hearts of all man-kind.
Bid all our sad di-vi-sions cease
and be your-self our King of Peace.
Re-joice! Re-joice! Im-man- u-el
shall come to you, O Is- ra-el.
