O Come, O Come Immanuel

 

"The people who sat in darkness have seen a great Light,
and for those who sat in the land and shadow of death,
Light has dawned."
(Matthew 4:16)

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O come, O come, Immanuel,

And ransom captive Israel,

That mourns in lonely exile here

Until the Son of God appear.

Rejoice! Rejoice! Immanuel

Shall come to thee, O Israel!

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.

Rejoice! Rejoice! Immanuel

Shall come to thee, O Israel!

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.

Rejoice! Rejoice! Immanuel

Shall come to thee, O Israel!

Amen

O Come, O Come, Emmanuel

(Immanuel)

(2008)

Casting Crowns

"O Come, O Come Immanuel"
12th century Latin hymn
Translation to English by
 John Mason Neale
(1818-1866)
English Anglican clergyman,
scholar, and hymn writer

Henry Sloane Coffin
(1877-1954)
American Presbyterian minister