O Come, O Come, Emmanuel (Enya)

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, from on high, 

And cheer us by Thy drawing nigh; 

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 heav'nly 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, Great Lord of might, 

Who to Thy tribes, on Sinai's height, 

In ancient times didst give the law 

In cloud and majesty and awe. 

 

Rejoice! Rejoice! Emmanuel 

Shall come to thee, O Israel. 

To hear the amazing Irish musician perform another version of this lovely Advent hymn, a song which reminds us of all of the O Antiphons of the week before Christmas, click on the video below: 

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What are the O Antiphons?