O Come, O Come, Emmanuel (Arr. for Choir by Louis Halsey)

"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, 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.

Rejoice! rejoice! Emmanuel

Shall come to thee, O Israel.

O come, thou Dayspring, come and cheer

Our spirits by thine Advent here

Disperse the gloomy clouds of night,

And death's dark shadows put to flight.

Rejoice! rejoice! Emmanuel

Shall come to thee, O Israel.

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.

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 clouds and majesty and awe.

Rejoice! rejoice! Emmanuel

Shall come to thee, O Israel."