| Oh, come, oh, come, Emmanuel
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| And ransom captive Israel
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| That mourns in lonely exile here
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| Until the Son of God appear
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| Rejoice! |
| Rejoice! |
| Emmanuel
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| Shall come to you, O Israel!
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| Oh, come, our Wisdom from on high
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| Who ordered all things mightily
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| To us the path of knowledge show
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| And teach us in her ways to go
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| Rejoice! |
| Rejoice! |
| Emmanuel
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| Shall come to you, O Israel!
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| Oh, come, oh, come, our Lord of might
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| Who to your tribes on Sinai’s height
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| In ancient times gave holy law
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| In cloud and majesty and awe
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| Rejoice! |
| Rejoice! |
| Emmanuel
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| Shall come to you, O Israel!
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| Oh, come O Rod of Jesse’s stem
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| From ev’ry foe deliver them
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| That trust your mighty pow’are to save
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| Bring them in vict’ry through the grave
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| Rejoice! |
| Rejoice! |
| Emmanuel
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| Shall come to you, O Israel!
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| Oh, come, O Key of David, come
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| And open wide our heav’nly home
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| Make safe the way that leads on high
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| And close the path to misery
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| Rejoice! |
| Rejoice! |
| Emmanuel
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| Shall come to you, O Israel!
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| Oh, come, our Dayspring from on high
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| And cheer us by your drawing nigh
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| Disperse the gloomy clouds of night
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| And death’s dark shadows put to flight
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| Rejoice! |
| Rejoice! |
| Emmanuel
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| Shall come to you, O Israel!
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| Oh, come, Desire of nations, bind
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| In one the hearts of all mankind
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| Oh, bid our sad divisions cease
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| And be yourself our King of Peace
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| Rejoice! |
| Rejoice! |
| Emmanuel
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| Shall come to you, O Israel!
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| Hymn # 31 from Lutheran Worship
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| Author: French Processional
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| Tune: Veni Emmanuel
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| 1st Published in: 1854 |