Sunday's Hymn

O Come, O Come, Emmanuel

O come, O come, Emmanuel,
And ransom captive Israel,
That mourns in lonely exile here
Until the Son of God appear.

Refrain

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, free
Thine 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 cheer
Our 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 height
In ancient times once gave the law
In 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, bind
In one the hearts of all mankind;
Bid Thou our sad divisions cease,
And be Thyself our King of Peace.

Update: An exposition of this hymn by J.V. Fesko (HT: Michael Haykin)

Hear my church choir sing this Christmas hymn.

(We sang last Sunday’s hymn, Lo, How a Rose, too.)

Other hymns, worship songs, sermons etc. posted today:

• Lo, How a Rose E’er Blooming at The Happy Wonderer
• Lord’s Day 51, 2009 at The Thirsty Theologian
• Now Hail We Our Redeemer at Whatever Is Good
• All My Heart This Night Rejoices at Hiraeth
• O Come All Ye Faithful at The Upward Call
• Good Christian Men, Rejoice at Field Stone Cottage
• Away! With Loyal Hearts and True at Conjubilant with Song
• Update: Your Weekly Dose of Spurgeon at Pyromaniacs: God Will Wound the Heads of His Enemies

Have you posted a hymn (or sermon, sermon notes, prayer, etc.) today and I missed it? Let me know by leaving a link in the comments or by emailing me at the address in the sidebar and I’ll add your post to the list.

Comments

[Kim in ON]

Absolutely beautiful! This is my favourite Christmas song.

I can indeed hear some very good male singers in your choir.