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18th cent. Tr. T. A. L.

O COME, O come, Emmanuel! Redeem thy captive Israel, That into exile drear is gone Far from the face of God's dear Son.
 * Rejoice! Rejoice! Emmanuel
 * Shall come to thee, O Israel.

2 O come, thou Branch of Jesse! draw The quarry from the lion's claw; From the dread caverns of the grave, From nether hell, thy people save.

3 O come, O come, thou Dayspring bright! Pour on our souls thy healing light; Dispel the long night's lingering gloom, And pierce the shadows of the tomb.

4 O Come, thou Lord of David’s Key! The royal door fling wide and free; Safeguard for us the heavenward road, And bar the way to death's abode.