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Veni, veni, Emmanuel

O Come, O come, Emmanuel

The Hymns of the Breviary and Missal

  1. Veni, veni, Emmanuel;
    Captivum solve Israel,
    Qui gemit in exilio,
    Privatus Dei Filio.
       Gaude! gaude! Emmanuel
       Nascetur pro te, Israel.
  2. Veni, o Jesse Virgula;
    Ex hostis tuos ungula,
    De specu tuos tartari
    Educ, et antro barathri.
       Gaude! gaude! Emmanuel
       Nascetur pro te, Israel.
  3. Veni, veni, o Oriens;
    Solare nos adveniens;
    Noctis depelle nebulas
    Dirasque noctis tenebras.
       Gaude! gaude! Emmanuel
       Nascetur pro te, Israel.
  4. Veni, Clavis Davidica;
    Regna reclude cœlica;
    Fac iter tutum superum,
    Et claude vias inferum.
       Gaude! gaude! Emmanuel
       Nascetur pro te, Israel.
  5. Veni, veni, Adonai,
    Qui populo in Sinai
    Legem dedisti vertice
    In majestate gloriæ.
       Gaude! gaude! Emmanuel
       Nascetur pro te, Israel.
  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. O come, Thou Dayspring, from on high,
    And cheer us by Thy drawing nigh;
    Disperse the gloomy clouds of night,
    And death’s dark shadows put to flight.
       Rejoice! rejoice! Emmanuel
       Shall come to thee, O Israel.
  4. 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.
  5. O come, Adonai, 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.