Oh Come, Oh Come Emmanuel
(Author Unknown)
Oh come, oh come, Emmanuel,
And ransom captive Israel,
That mourns in lonely exile here,
Until the Son of God appears.
Chorus:
Rejoice! Rejoice! Emmanuel,
Shall come to thee, Oh Israel.
Oh come, though Wisdom from on high,
Who ord-rest all things mightily;
To us the past of Knowledge show,
And teach us in her ways to go.
Oh come, oh come, though Lord of Might,
Who to thy tribes on Sinai’s height,
In ancient times did give thy Law,
In cloud, and majesty, and awe.
Oh come, thou Rod of Jesse, free
Thine own from Satan’s tyranny;
From depths of hell Thy people save,
And give them victory o’er the grave.
Oh come, thou Key of David, come,
And open wide our heav’nly home;
Make safe the way that leads on high,
And close the path to misery.
Oh 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.
Oh come, Desire of Nations, bind
In one the hearts of all mankind;
Bid thou our sad divisions cease,
And be thyself our King of Peace.