| Oh, Come, Oh, Come Emmanuel
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| Translated: John Neal, 1818−66
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| 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’r 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 |