The A.M.E. Zion Hymnal ‎#92

92. O Come, O Come, Emmanuel

1 O come, O come, Emmanuel,
and ransom captive Israel,
that mourns in lonely exile here
until the Son of God appear.

Refrain:
Rejoice! Rejoice! Emmanuel
shall come to thee, O Israel.

2 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. [Refrain]

3 O come, O come, great Lord of might,
who to thy tribes on Sinai's height
in ancient times did give the law
in cloud and majesty and awe. [Refrain]

Text Information

• First Line: O come, O come, Emmanuel
• Title: O Come, O Come, Emmanuel
• Translator (st. 2): Henry Sloane Coffin (1916)
• Refrain First Line: Rejoice! Rejoice!
• Meter: L M with Refrain
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1999
• Topic: Advent and Nativity
• Source: 9th cent. Latin; Trans. st. 1, 3

Tune Information

• Name: VENI EMMANUEL
• Arranger: Thomas Helmore (1854)
• Meter: L M with Refrain
• Key: e minor or modal
• Source: 15th Cent. French