O Come O Come Emmanuel Lyrics PDF – Overview
O Come O Come Emmanuel Lyrics were originally written in Latin, it’s Latin name was Veni Veni Emmanuel. It is a Christian hymn for Advent and Christmas. In the Monastic life the hyme has its origins over 1,200 years ago in 8th or 9th centuary.
Seven days before Christmas Eve monasteries would sing the O antiphons in anticipation of Christmas Eve when the eighth antiphon, O Virgo virginum would be sung before and after Mary’s canticle, the Magnificat .
The Latin metrical form of the hymn was composed as early as the 12th century.
In 1851, John Mason Neale translate it to English Language From Hymns Ancient and Modern. but their are other English translations also exist. O Come O Come Emmanuel also Translated into German and used worldwide.
While the text may be used with many metrical hymn tunes, it was first combined with its most famous tune, often itself called Veni Emmanuel, in the English-language Hymnal Noted in 1851.
Later, the same tune was used with versions of “O come, O come, Emmanuel” in other languages, including Latin.
The words and the music of “O come, O come, Emmanuel” developed separately.
The Latin text is first documented in Germany in 1710, whereas the tune most familiar in the English-speaking world has its origins in 15th-century France.
Given below are the Lyrics of O Come O Come Emmanuel in English
O Come O Come Emmanuel 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, O come, Thou Lord of might
Who to Thy tribes, on Sinai’s height
In ancient times didst give the law
In cloud, and majesty and awe
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 o’er the grave
Rejoice! Rejoice! Emmanuel
Shall come to thee, O Israel
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
Rejoice! Rejoice! Emmanuel
Shall come to thee, O Israel
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
Rejoice! Rejoice! Emmanuel
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! 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
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