O Come, O Come Emmanuel
Emmanuel's Joyful Promise: Liberation in Melody
Lyrics
Rejoice, Rejoice, Rejoice, Rejoice, Emmanuel
Expressing joy and excitement, calling for celebration in anticipation of Emmanuel.
Shall come to thee, O Israel
Emmanuel, symbolic of the Messiah, will come to Israel, bringing hope and salvation.
O come, O come, Emmanuel
Repeated plea for Emmanuel to come and free the captive nation of Israel.
And ransom captive Israel
-O come, O come, Emmanuel
-And ransom captive Israel
-O come, O come, Emmanuel
-And ransom captive Israel
-That mourns in lonely exile here
Describing the current state of Israel as mourning in exile, awaiting the appearance of the Son of God for redemption.
Until the Son of God appear
-O come, Thou Day-Spring, come and cheer
Invoking the arrival of Emmanuel as the Day-Spring, bringing joy and dispelling the clouds of fear, culminating in the manifestation of the Son of God.
Our spirits by Thine advent here
-Disperse the gloomy clouds of fear
-The Son of God appear
-Rejoice, Rejoice, Emmanuel
Reiterating the call for rejoicing as Emmanuel has now come to Israel, fulfilling the anticipated redemption.
Has come to thee, O Israel
-Rejoice, Rejoice, Emmanuel
Repeating the message of joy, emphasizing that Emmanuel has indeed come to Israel, bringing fulfillment to the waiting and anticipation.
Has come to thee, O Israel
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