Text: | O Come, O Come, Emmanuel |
Translator: | John Mason Neale, 1818-1866 |
Tune: | VENI EMMANUEL |
Adapter: | Thomas Helmore, 1811-1890 |
Harmonizer: | John Weaver, 1937- |
1 O come, O come, Emmanuel,
and with your captive children dwell.
Give comfort to all exiles here,
and to the aching heart bid cheer.
Rejoice! Rejoice! Emmanuel
shall come within as Love to dwell.
2 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.
3 O come, you Dayspring, come and cheer
our spirits by your presence here.
O dawn in every broken soul
as vision that can see the whole.
Rejoice! Rejoice! Emmanuel
shall come within as Light to dwell.
4 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.
Text Information | |
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First Line: | O come, O come, Emmanuel |
Title: | O Come, O Come, Emmanuel |
Translator: | John Mason Neale, 1818-1866 (recast) |
Meter: | 8.8.8.8.8.8. |
Language: | English |
Publication Date: | 1993 |
Topic: | Jewish and Christian Teachings: Advent |
Source: | Latin c. 9th cent. |
Notes: | Trans. composite based on John Mason Neale |
Tune Information | |
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Name: | VENI EMMANUEL |
Adapter: | Thomas Helmore, 1811-1890 |
Harmonizer: | John Weaver, 1937- |
Meter: | 8.8.8.8.8.8. |
Key: | e minor or modal |
Copyright: | Harm. © 1990 John Weaver |