Veni, Veni Lyrics

O come, O come, Emmanuel
Redeem thy captive Israel
That into exile drear has gone
Far from the face of God's dear son

Rejoice, rejoice, Emmanuel
Shall come to thee, O Israel

O come, o come, thy branch of Jesse
Draw the quarry from the lion's claw
From the dread caverns of the grave
From nether hell, thy people save

O come, O come, thy Dayspring bright
Pour on our souls thy healing light
Dispel the long night's lingering gloom
And pierce the shadows of the tomb

O come, though lord of David's Key
The royal door fling wide and free
Safeguard for us the heavenward road
And bar the way to death's abode

O come, O come, Adonai
Whom in thy glorious majesty
From that high mountain, clothed in awe
Gavest thy folk the elder law