O come, O come, Emmanuel (Neale)

Words: J M Neale
Music: VENI EMMANUEL (Traditional)
Arrangement: Noël Tredinnick , David Iliff (with descant)
Metre: 8 8 8 8 8 8
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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, true Branch 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 Dayspring, 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 cloud and majesty and awe:
Rejoice, rejoice, Emmanuel
shall come to thee, O Israel.

from the Latin (13th century),
J M Neale (1818-1866) and others