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, 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.
O come, thou Rod of Jesse, free
Thine own from Satan's tyranny;
From depths of hell thy people save,
And give them victory o'er the grave.
O come, thou Dayspring from on high
And cheer us by thy drawing nigh;
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 heav'nly home;
Make safe the way that leads on high,
And close the path to misery.
Latin antiphone, 12th century, Latin hymn, 1710
Translated by John Mason Neale, 1851
Tune: Veni Emmanuel, Ancient plain song, 13th century
Adapted by Thomas Helmore, 1856
Sunday, December 6, 2009
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Ha! What is it they say about great minds? I posted this hymn too. It's one of my favorites, so getting to read it again on your blog is twice the blessing.
I continue to pray that you're gaining strength and feeling increasingly well, Dorothy.
Yep you and Rosemary on the same track this morning. Blessings...
Love this one!
I also love this one. I didn't realize how old its roots were.
I miss making the rounds for "November of Thanks." So I'll add a "December of Thanks" for today: I'm thankful that I met you during November. :-)
Praying that your health remains good!
Is your strength and energy returning! I hope so.
This hymn is one of my all time favorite Advent carols!
I am returning to normal! God is so good!
And so good that He has given me new blogging friends through this time and deepened my relationship with old blogging friends too! I do thank Him for each one of you!
I'll add my vote for this hymn. It's one I don't tire of hearing year after year, and even several times during the same year! :)
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