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Author

Latin

Composer

Unknown

Arranger

A. H. M.

Notes

VENI EMMANUEL. 8. 8. 8. 8. 8. 8. (L. M.) with
Refrain

Latin prose Antiphons, 9th Century, or earlier;
Chorus from a metrical version of the 18th Century.
Stanzas 1, 4 Translated by John Mason Neale (1818-1866)
Stanzas 2, 3 Translated by Henry S. Coffin, 1923 (1877-1954)

Adapted from Plainsong (a French Missal), Gregorian, Mode 1 by Thomas Helmore,
1854 (1811-1890)

Text from Isaiah 59:20

Lyrics

O come, o come, Emmanuel,
And ransom captive Israel,
That mourns in lonely exile here
Until the Son of God appear.

O come, Thou Wisdom from on high,
And order all things, far and nigh;
To us the path of knowledge show,
And cause us in her ways to go.

O come, Desire of nations, bind
All peoples in one heart and mind;
Bid envy, strife, and quarrels cease;
Fill the whole world with heaven's peace.

O come, Thou Dayspring, come and cheer
Our spirits by Thine advent here;
Disperse the gloomy clouds of night,
And death's dark shadows put to flight.

Chorus:
Rejoice! Rejoice! Emmanuel
Shall come to thee, O Israel!