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O Come, O Come, Emmanuel

O come, O come, Emmanuel,
and with your captive children dwell.
Give comfort to exiles here,
and to the aching heart bid cheer.
Rejoice! Rejoice! Emmanuel
shall come within as Love to dwell.

O come, you Splendor very bright,
as joy that never yields to might.
O come, and turn all hearts to peace,
that greed and war at last shall cease.
Rejoice! Rejoice! Emmanuel
shall come within as Truth to dwell.

O come, you Dayspring, come and cheer
our spirits by your presence here.
And dawn in every broken soul
as vision that can see the whole.
Rejoice! Rejoice! Emmanuel
shall come within as Light to dwell.

O come, you wisdom from on high,
from depths that hide within a sigh.
to temper knowledge with our care,
to render every act a prayer.
Rejoice! Rejoice! Emmanuel
shall come within as Hope to dwell.

Words: trans. composite based on John Mason Neale.
Music: adapt. by Thomas Helmore, harmony by John Weaver.

VENI EMMANUEL
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