Catholic Book of Worship III ‎#310

310. O Come, Divine Messiah!

1 O come, divine Messiah!
The world in silence waits the day
When hope shall sing its triumph,
And sadness flee away.
Sweet Savior, haste;

Refrain:
Come, come to earth:
Dispel the night, and show thy face,
And bid us hail the dawn of grace.
O come, divine Messiah,
The world in silence waits the day
When hope shall sing its triumph
And sadness flee away.

2 O thou, whom nations sighed for,
Whom priests and prophets long foretold,
Wilt break the captive fetters,
Redeem the long lost fold. [Refrain]

3 Shalt come in peace and meekness,
And lowly will thy cradle be:
All clothed in human weakness
Shall we thy God head see. [Refrain]

Text Information

• First Line: O come, divine Messiah!
• Title: O Come, Divine Messiah!
• Author: Abbé Simon-Joseph Pellegrin, 1663-1745
• Translator: Sr. Mary of St. Philip (1877)
• Meter: 78 76 888
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1994
• Topic: Advent

Tune Information

• Name: VENEZ DIVIN MESSIE
• Meter: 78 76 888
• Key: G Major
• Source: 16th c. French