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words Anonymous, 9th cent.; tr. John M. Neale, 1851; music French melody, 15th cent.; Public Domain
lyrics
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 Rod of Jesse, free
Thine own from Satan’s tyranny;
From depths of hell Thy people save,
And give them victory over the grave.
Rejoice! Rejoice!
Emmanuel shall come to thee, O Israel.
O come, Thou Day-spring, 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.
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.
Rejoice! Rejoice!
Emmanuel shall come to thee, O Israel.
Rejoice! Rejoice!
Emmanuel shall come to thee, O Israel.
credits
from
Sing We Noel,
released December 21, 2020
Ellen Christenberry-Viola; Bethany Epple-Background Vocals; Wesley Lackey-Violin; Phil Lofton-Percussion; Angellyn Norris-Piano; Nathan Partain-Acoustic Guitar; Sarah Partain-Background Vocals; Tom Peck-Electric Guitar; Brett Sempsrott-Drums; Kylie Sempsrott-Lead Vocals; Chris Weller-bass
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