O Come, O Come, Emmanuel

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,
Who orderest all things mightly;
To us the path of knowledge show,
And teach us in her ways to go. 
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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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O come, thou Rod of Jesse's stem,
From every foe deliver them
That trust thy mighty power to save,
And give them victory o'er the grave.
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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.
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O come, thou Day-spring from on high,
and cheer us by thy drawing nigh;
Disperse the gloomy clouds of night,
And death's dark shadow put to flight.
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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.
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