Composer: John Mason Neale, Henry Sloane Coffin – O Come, O Come, Emmanuel Known singers: Chris Tomlin – O Come, O Come, Emmanuel Enya – O Come, O Come, Emmanuel / Veni, Veni, Emmanuel OCP Session Choir – O Come, O Come, Emmanuel Other Languages: Latin: Veni, Veni Emmanuel
Verse 1
O come, O come, Immanuel,
and ransom captive Israel
that mourns in lonely exile here
until the Son of God appear.
Chorus
Rejoice! Rejoice! Immanuel
shall come to you, O Israel.
Verse 2
O come, O Wisdom from on high,
who ordered all things mightily;
to us the path of knowledge show
and teach us in its ways to go.
Verse 3
O come, O come, great Lord of might,
who to your tribes on Sinai's height
in ancient times did give the law
in cloud and majesty and awe.
Verse 4
O come, O Branch of Jesse's stem,
unto your own and rescue them!
From depths of hell your people save,
and give them victory o'er the grave.
Verse 5
O come, O Key of David, come
and open wide our heavenly home.
Make safe for us the heavenward road
and bar the way to death's abode.
Verse 6
O come, O Bright and Morning Star,
and bring us comfort from afar!
Dispel the shadows of the night
and turn our darkness into light.
Verse 7
O come, O King of nations, bind
in one the hearts of all mankind.
Bid all our sad divisions cease
and be yourself our King of Peace.
Note: If you want it to sound a little less minor, change the Am to a C at the endof the 1st, 4th and 5th lines, like I have in the last verse.[Verse 1]AmGEmAmO come, O come, Em-man-u-elCDmGAmAnd ransom captive Is—raelDmCEmGThat mourns in lonely ex–ile hereAmDmGAmUn-til the Son of God a-ppearGAmDmGAmRe-joice! Re-joice! Em-man-u-elCDmEmAmShall come to thee, O Is–ra-el.[Verse 2]AmGEmAmO come, Thou Rod of Je-sse, freeCDmGAmThine own from Satan’s ty–rannyDmCEmGFrom depths of Hell Thy peo-ple saveAmDmGAmAnd give them victory o’er the graveGAmDmGAmRejoice! Re-joice! Em-man-u-elCDmEmAmShall come to thee, O Israel.[Verse 3]AmGEmAmO come, Thou Day-Spring, come and cheerCDmGAmOur spirits by Thine ad-vent hereDmCEmGDisperse the gloomy clouds of nightAmDmGAmAnd death’s dark shadows put to flight.GAmDmGAmRe-joice! Re-joice! Em-man-u-elCDmEmAmShall come to thee, O Is–ra-el.[Verse 4]AmGEmAmO come, Thou Key of David, come,CDmGAmAnd open wide our heavenly home;DmCEmGMake safe the way that leads on high,AmDmGAmAnd close the path to mi–sery.GAmDmGAmRe-joice! Re-joice! Em-man-u-elCDmEmAmShall come to thee, O Is–ra-el.[Verse 5]AmCGEmCO come, O come, Thou Lord of might,CDmGAmWho to Thy tribes, on Sinai’s height,DmCEmGIn ancient times did’st gi-ve the Law,AmDmGCIn cloud, and majesty and awe.GAmDmGCRe-joice! Re-joice! Em-man-u-elCDmEmAmShall come to thee, O Is–ra-el.I usually mute the high E string on the G chords, except for in the 5th line of each verse.
Videos
Audios
Chris Tomlin – O Come, O Come, Emmanuel
Enya – O Come, O Come, Emmanuel / Veni, Veni, Emmanuel
