O Come, O Come Emmanuel (Traditional) (Lyrics and Chords)

Song Title: O Come, O Come Emmanuel
(Traditional) (Lyrics and Chords)
Category: Entrance Song, Advent

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Verse 1

     Em                    Am Em

O come, O come Emmanuel, 

                               D  Em

and ransom captive Israel,

         Am                    G/B

That mourns in lowly exile 

        Em                      Am-D G

here until the Son of God appear.

Refrain:

     G           Em      Am Em

Rejoice! Rejoice! O Israel!

                                     D   Em

To thee shall come Emmanuel.

Verse 2

     Em                             Am Em

O come, Thou wisdom from on high,

                                      D  Em

and order all things far and nigh;

             Am                          G/B

To us the path of knowledge show,

        Em                      Am-D G

and teach us in her ways to go.

3. O come, O come Thou Lord of might, 

who to thy tribes on Sinai’s height

In ancient times did give the law, 

in cloud, and majesty, and awe.

4. O come, Thou rod of Jesse’s stem 

from ev’ry foe deliver them

That trust thy mighty power to save, 

and give them vict’ry o’er to grave.

5. O come, Thou key of David come, 

and open wide our heav’nly home,

Make safe the way that leads to high, 

that we no more have cause to sigh.

6. O come, Thou dayspring from on high, 

and cheer us but thy drawing nigh;

Disperse the gloomy clouds of night, 

And death’s dark shadow put to fight.

7. O come, desire of nations, bind, 

in one the hearts of all mankind:

Bid ev’ry strife and quarrel cease 

and fill the world with heaven’s peace.

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