Come Set Us Free O Lord

"A Star shall come forth out of Jacob, and a Scepter
shall rise out of Israel and shall crush all the corners of Moab
and break down all the sons of Sheth.
(Moab's sons of tumult.)
Numbers 24:17

Tree Of Life

Yongsung Kim

(2009)

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

"O Come, O Come, Emmanuel"

Casting Crowns

"O Come, O Come, Emmanuel"

Original 12th century author unknown

Translated from Latin to English in

"Medieval Hymns" 

(1851)

By John Mason Neal

(1818-1886)

English Hymnographer and translator