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11/30/2003 Entry: "O come, Emmanuel"
O come, O come, Emmanuel,And ransom captive Israel,That mourns in lonely exile hereUntil 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 mightily;To us the path of knowledge show,And teach us in her ways to go.
O come, Thou Rod of Jesse, freeThine own from Satan’s tyranny;From depths of hell Thy people save,And give them victory over the grave.
O come, Thou Day-spring, come and cheerOur spirits by Thine advent here;Disperse the gloomy clouds of night,And death’s dark shadows put to flight.
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.
O come, O come, great Lord of might,Who to Thy tribes on Sinai’s heightIn ancient times once gave the lawIn cloud and majesty and awe.
O come, Thou Root of Jesse’s tree,An ensign of Thy people be;Before Thee rulers silent fall;All peoples on Thy mercy call.
O come, Desire of nations, bindIn one the hearts of all mankind;Bid Thou our sad divisions cease,And be Thyself our King of Peace.
Replies:
3 times in a day might be too much of a good thing - on the other hand there are not too many other Sunday's when you can sing it!
Posted by Richard @ 11/30/2003 11:28 PM CST
I've sung that in three different versions, in three different services today... I do love it, but you can have too much of a good thing!! "Lo, he comes with clouds descending" is my favourite advent hymn.
Posted by alice @ 11/30/2003 10:20 PM CST
Ah, my favorite Christmas carol. Margaret Becker's version is simply heaven!
Posted by Tim @ 11/30/2003 03:00 PM CST
