Veni Veni Emmanuel

Veni, veni Emmanuel,

Captivum solve Israel,

Qui gemit in exilio

Privatus Dei Filio.

Gaude, gaude! Emmanuel

Nascetur pro te, Israel.

Veni, veni, o Oriens

Solare nos adveniens;

Noctis depele nebulas

Dirasque noctis tenebras.

Gaude, gaude! Emmanuel

Nascetur pro te, Israel.

Veni clavis Davidica;

Regna reclude caelica;

Fac iter tutum superum,

Et claude vias inferum.

Gaude, gaude! Emmanuel

Nascetur pro te, Israel.

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!

4. Oh, 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

5. O Come Thou Dayspring, from on high

And cheer us by Thy drawing nigh;

Disperse the gloomy clouds of night,

And death's dark shadows put to flight.

6. 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.

7. 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.