O come, O come Emmanuel

From Oremus Hymnal

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.

O come, thou Wisdom from on high,
who orderest all things mightily;
to us the path of knowledge show,
and teach us in her ways to go. Refrain

O come, thou Rod of Jesse, free
thine own from Satan's tyranny;
from depths of hell thy people save,
and give them victory over the grave. Refrain

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

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. Refrain

O come, O come, great Lord of might,
who to thy tribes on Sinai's height
in ancient times once gave the law
in cloud and majesty and awe. Refrain

O come, thou Root of Jesse's tree,
an ensign of thy people be;
before thee rulers silent fall;
all peoples on thy mercy call. Refrain

O come, Desire of nations, bind
in one the hearts of all mankind;
bid thou our sad divisions cease,
and be thyself our King of Peace. Refrain

O come, O come, Emmanuel,
and ransom captive Israel,
that mourns in lonely exile here
until the Son of God appear. Refrain

Contents 1 Author 2 Meter 3 Sources 3.1 Hymnal, Number, Tunes

Author

Latin, twelfth century; trans. John Mason Neale (1818-1866), 1851

Meter

88 88 88

Sources

Hymnal, Number, Tunes

Hymns Ancient & Modern, 1861-1874 #36 Veni Emmanuel
The Church Hymnal, 1871 (Hall & Whiteley) #13 Sheffield
The Church Hymnal, 1874 (Goodrich & Gilbert) #13 Veni Emmanuel, Surrey
The Church Hymnal, 1874 (Tucker & Rousseau) #13 Veni Emmanuel
The Church Hymnal, 1874 (Hutchins) #13 Veni Emmanuel
Church Hymnal (Ireland), 1874 #499 Veni Emmanuel
Hymns Ancient & Modern, Standard, 1875-1924 #49 Veni Emmanuel
The Church Hymnal, 1892 (Darlington) #45 Veni Emmanuel
The Church Hymnal, 1892 (Parker) #45 Veni Emmanuel
The Church Hymnal, 1892 (Hutchins) #45 Veni Emmanuel, Veni Emmanuel (Gounod)
The Church Hymnal, 1892 (Tucker & Rousseau) #45 Veni Emmanuel
The Church Hymnal, 1892 (Helfenstein) #45 Veni Emmanuel, Veni Emmanuel (Gounod)
The Church Hymnal, 1892 (Messiter) #45 Veni Emmanuel, Veni Emmanuel (Gounod)
Church Hymns, New Edition, 1903 #79 Veni Emmanuel, Spires
Hymns Ancient & Modern, New Edition, 1904 #47 Veni Emmanuel (Gounod)
The English Hymnal, 1906 #8 Veni Emmanuel
The Book of Common Praise (Canada), 1908 #63 Veni Emmanuel, Veni Emmanuel (Gounod)
The Hymnal 1916 (US) #66 Veni Emmanuel
Church Hymnal for the Christian Year, 1917 #78 Veni Emmanuel
Church Hymnal (Ireland), 1919 #73 Veni Emmanuel
Church Hymnal Revised (Hutchins) #44 Veni Emmanuel
Songs of Praise, 1925 #44 Veni Emmanuel
Songs of Praise, Enlarged Edition, 1931 #66 Veni Emmanuel
The Book of Common Praise (Canada), 1938 #62 Veni Emmanuel
The Hymnal 1940 (US) #2 Veni Emmanuel
Hymns Ancient & Modern, Revised, 1950 #49 Veni Emmanuel
Church Hymnal (Ireland), 1960 #50 Veni Emmanuel
Anglican Hymn Book, 1965 #83 Veni Emmanuel
The Hymn Book 1971 (Canada) #390 Veni Emmanuel
The Australian Hymn Book, 1977 #193 Veni Emmanuel
The Hymnal 1982 (US) #56 Veni Emmanuel
Hymns Ancient & Modern, New Standard, 1983 #26 Veni Emmanuel
The New English Hymnal, 1985 #11 Veni Emmanuel
Hymns for Today's Church, 1987 #66 Veni Emmanuel
Hymns Old & New, New Anglican, 1996 #358 Veni Emmanuel
Common Praise (Canada), 1998 #89 Veni Emmanuel
Together in Song (Australia), 1999 #265 Veni Emmanuel
Sing Glory, 1999 #338 Veni Emmanuel
Complete Mission Praise, 2000 #493 Veni Emmanuel
Common Praise, 2000 #32 Veni Emmanuel
Hymns Old & New, Complete Anglican, 2000 #480 Veni Emmanuel
Church Hymnal (Ireland), 2000 #135 Veni Emmanuel
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