From the album Christmas Joy – Beloved Carols For Church and Singers, also available on CD.
O Come O Come Emmanuel : Recording
- Tune: Veni Emmanuel, by an anonymous composer originally adapted by Thomas Helmore (1811-1890), this version arranged by Richard Mark Stephen Irwin. Melody Public Domain.
- Meter: LM and Refrain.
- Performance ℗ 2021 Richard Irwin Music®. ISRC UKTU21900412. All rights reserved.
O Come O Come Emmanuel : Lyrics
1. O come, O come, Emmanuel,
And ransom captive Israel;
That mourns in lonely exile here,
Until the Son of God appear.
Rejoice! Rejoice! Emmanuel
Shall come to thee, O Israel!
2. O 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.
Rejoice! Rejoice! Emmanuel
Shall come to thee, O Israel!
3. O come, thou Day-Spring, come and cheer
Our spirits by thine Advent here;
Disperse the gloomy clouds of night,
And death’s dark shadows put to flight.
Rejoice! Rejoice! Emmanuel
Shall come to thee, O Israel!
4. O come, thou Key of David, come,
And open wide our heavenly home;
Make safe the way that leads on high,
And close the path to misery.
Rejoice! Rejoice! Emmanuel
Shall come to thee, O Israel!
5. O come, O come, thou Lord of might!
Who to thy tribes, on Sinai’s height,
In ancient times didst give the law,
In clouds, and majesty, and awe.
Rejoice! Rejoice! Emmanuel
Shall come to thee, O Israel!
- Lyricist: Unknown from Great O Antiphons (12th – 13th Century), translated by John Mason Neale (1818-1866). Public Domain. This version of the lyrics are from the Protestant Episcopal Church in the USA (1874). Please note there are very many variants to the words of this hymn, and these appear to be nearest to the original.
- Meter: LM and Refrain.
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Latin Version
1. Veni, Veni Emmanuel!
Captivum solve Israel!
Qui gemit in exsilio,
Privatus Dei Filio.
Gaude, gaude, Emmanuel
Nascetur pro te, Israel.
2. Veni, O Jesse virgula,
Ex hostis tuos ungula,
De specu tuos tartari
Educ et antro barathri. Refrain
3. Veni, Veni O Oriens!
Solare nos adveniens,
Noctis depelle nebulas,
Dirasque noctis tenebras. Refrain
4. Veni, Clavis Davidica,
Regna reclude caelica,
Fac iter tutum superum,
Et claude vias inferum. Refrain
5. Veni, Veni Adonai!
Qui populo in Sinai
Legem dedisti vertice,
In Majestate gloriae. Refrain