*O Come O Come Emmanuel

(A) Henry Sloane Coffin

"Hear now, O house of David! Is it a small thing for you to weary men, but will you weary my God also?

"Therefore the Lord Himself will give you a sign: Behold, the virgin shall conceive and bear a Son, and shall call His name Immanuel.

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Verse 1
O come O come Emmanuel
And ransom captive Israel
That mourns in lonely exile here
Until the Son of God appears

Chorus
Rejoice, rejoice, Emmanuel
Shall come to thee O Israel

Verse 2
O come thou Dayspring come and cheer
Our spirits by Thine advent here
Disperse the gloomy clouds of night
And death's dark shadows put to flight

Verse 3
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

Verse 4
O come Desire of nations bind
In one the hearts of all mankind
Bid Thou our sad divisions cease
And be Thy-self our King of peace

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