The Celebration Hymnal

245

O Come, O Come, Emmanuel

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

Refrain  
Rejoice! Rejoice! Emmanuel  
Shall come to thee, O Israel!  

2 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. [Refrain]  

3 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. [Refrain]  

4 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. [Refrain]

Theme: The life of Christ: Advent; Christ: Advent