Verse 1
O come, O come, Emmanuel, And ransom captive Israel That mourns in lonely exile here Until the Son of God appear.
Chorus
Rejoice! Rejoice! Immanuel shall come to you, O Israel.
Verse 2
O come, O Wisdom from on high, Who ordered all things mightily; To us the path of knowledge show And teach us in its ways to go.
Verse 3
O come, O come, great Lord of might, Who to your tribes on Sinai's height In ancient times did give the law In cloud and majesty and awe.
Verse 4
O come, O Branch of Jesse's stem, Unto your own and rescue them! From depths of hell your people save, And give them victory o'er the grave.
Verse 5
O come, O Key of David, come And open wide our heavenly home. Make safe for us the heavenward road And bar the way to death's abode.
Verse 6
O come, O Bright and Morning Star, And bring us comfort from afar! Dispel the shadows of the night And turn our darkness into light.
Verse 7
O come, O King of nations, bind In one the hearts of all mankind. Bid all our sad divisions cease And be yourself our King of Peace.