O Come, O Come Emmanuel

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!

O come, Thou Wisdom from on high

Who ord'rest all things mightily

To us the path of knowledge show

And teach us in her ways to go

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

O come, Thou Rod of Jesse's stem

From ev'ry foe deliver them

That trust thy mighty pow'r to save

And give them vict'ry o'er the grave

O come, Thou Key of David, come

And open wide our heav'nly home

Make safe the way that leads on high

And close the path to misery

O come, Thou Dayspring from on high

And cheer us by thy drawing nigh

Disperse the gloomy clouds of night

And death's dark shadow put to flight

O come, Desire of nations, bind

In one the hearts of all humankind

Bid thou our sad divisions cease

And be thyself our Prince of Peace