O come,
O come Emmanuel,
And ransom captive Israel;
That mourns in lonely exile
Here until the
Son of God appear.
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Rejoice! Rejoice! Emmanuel
Shall come to thee, O Israel.
O come, O come
Thou Lord of might;
Who to Thy tribes
on Sinai's height;
In ancient times
didst give the law;
In cloud, and majesty,
and awe.
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Rejoice! Rejoice! Emmanuel
Shall come to thee, O Israel.
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.
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Rejoice! Rejoice! Emmanuel
Shall come to thee, O Israel.
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 in flight.
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Rejoice! Rejoice! Emmanuel
Shall come to thee, O Israel.
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 of misery.
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Rejoice! Rejoice! Emmanuel
Shall come to thee, O Israel.