O Come! Come Thou Emmanuel!
Veni, Veni, Emmanuel
Words: John David Chambers, Lauda Syon: Ancient Latin Hymns (London: J. Masters, 1866), pp. 67-68.
See: Notes on Veni, Veni, Emmanuel
At Vespers the Last Week in Advent
1. O Come!
Come Thou Emmanuel!
Redeem Thy captive Israel,
Who sad and exiled and forlorn,
Doth her long absent Saviour mourn;
Joy! Joy! now shall Emmanuel
Be born for thee, O Israel!
2. Come,
Branch of Jesse! and bring rest
Unto the prisoners and oppressed;
From Hell's abyss, and lurid shore,
And from the gulf, Thine own restore!
Joy! Joy! now shall Emmanuel
Be born for thee, O Israel!
3. Come
Orient! come! serene and clear,
Our spirits by thine Advent cheer;
The gloomy shades of night disperse,
And heal the dark primeval curse;
Joy! Joy! now shall Emmanuel
Be born for thee, O Israel!
4. Come Key
of David! and in might
Unclose the heavenly realms of light;
Our path unto the skies make plain,
And shut the gates of Death's domain
Joy! Joy! now shall Emmanuel
Be born for thee, O Israel!
5. O come,
come now, Adonai!
Who to Thy flock in Sinai
Didst erst Thy Law in clouds of flame,
And Glorious Majesty proclaim;
Joy! Joy! now shall Emmanuel
Be born for thee, O Israel!
Note:
