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O Come, O Come, Emmanuel

Key - Am
Tempo - 63 | Time - 4/4

Verse 1

come, O come, E

mma

el,

And

ransom captive

Israe

That

mourns in lonely

exile

here

til the Son of

God

ppear.

Chorus

Em/G

joice! Re

Am/C

joice! E

mma

Shall

come to thee, O

Isra

el.

Verse 2

come, Thou Wisdom

from

high,

And

order all things

far and

nigh;

us the path of

knowledge

show,

And

cause us in her

ways

go.

Verse 3

come, Thou Day-Spring,

come

and

cheer

Our

spirits by Thine

advent

here;

Dis

perse the gloomy

clouds of

night,

And

death's dark shadows

put

flight.

Verse 4

come, Thou Key of

vid

come,

And

open wide our

hea

venly

home;

Make

safe the way that

leads on

high,

And

close the path to

ry.

Verse 5

O come, O come, great Lord of might,

Who to Thy tribes on Sinai's height

In ancient times once gave the law

In cloud and majesty and awe.

Verse 6

O come, Thou Root of Jesse's tree,

An ensign of Thy people be;

Before Thee rulers silent fall;

All peoples on Thy mercy call.

Verse 7

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.

{title: O Come, O Come, Emmanuel}
{key: Am}
{time: 4/4}
{tempo: 63}

{comment: Verse 1}
O [Am]come, O come, E[Dm]mma[G]nu[Am]el,
And [C]ransom captive [Dm]Israe[Am]l,
That [Dm]mourns in lonely [C]exile [G]here
Un[Am]til the Son of [Dm]God[G] a[C]ppear.

{comment: Chorus}
{start_of_chorus}    
Re[Em/G]joice! Re[Am/C]joice! E[Dm]mma[G]nu[Am]el 
Shall [C]come to thee, O [Dm]Isra[Am]el.
{end_of_chorus}

{comment: Verse 2}
O [Am]come, Thou Wisdom [Dm]from [G]on [Am]high,
And [C]order all things [Dm]far and [Am]nigh;
To [Dm]us the path of [C]knowledge [G]show,
And [Am]cause us in her [Dm]ways [G]to [C]go.

{comment: Verse 3}
O [Am]come, Thou Day-Spring, [Dm]come [G]and [Am]cheer
Our [C]spirits by Thine [Dm]advent [Am]here;
Dis[Dm]perse the gloomy [C]clouds of [G]night,
And [Am]death's dark shadows [Dm]put [G]to [C]flight.

{comment: Verse 4}
O [Am]come, Thou Key of [Dm]Da[G]vid [Am]come,
And [C]open wide our [Dm]hea[G]venly [Am]home;
Make [Dm]safe the way that[C] leads on[G] high,
And [Am]close the path to [Dm]mi[G]se[C]ry.

{c: Verse 5}
O come, O come, great Lord of might,
Who to Thy tribes on Sinai's height
In ancient times once gave the law
In cloud and majesty and awe.

{c: Verse 6}
O come, Thou Root of Jesse's tree,
An ensign of Thy people be;
Before Thee rulers silent fall;
All peoples on Thy mercy call.

{c: Verse 7}
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.

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, 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.

O come, Thou Day-Spring, come and cheer
Our spirits by Thine advent here;
Disperse the gloomy clouds of night,
And death's dark shadows put to flight.

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.

O come, O come, great Lord of might,
Who to Thy tribes on Sinai's height
In ancient times once gave the law
In cloud and majesty and awe.

O come, Thou Root of Jesse's tree,
An ensign of Thy people be;
Before Thee rulers silent fall;
All peoples on Thy mercy call.

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.