O come, O come, Adonaï,
Who in thy glorious majesty
From Sinai’s mountain, clothed with awe,
Gavest thy folk the ancient law.
Rejoice! Rejoice! Emmanuel
Shall come to thee, O Israel.

O come, thou Root of Jesse! Draw
The quarry from the lion’s claw;
From those dread caverns of the grave,
From nether hell, thy people save.
Rejoice! Rejoice! Emmanuel
Shall come to thee, O Israel.

O come, thou 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.
Rejoice! Rejoice! Emmanuel
Shall come to thee, O Israel.

O come, O come, thou Dayspring bright!
Pour on our souls thy healing light;
Dispel the long night’s lingering gloom,
And pierce the shadows of the tomb.
Rejoice! Rejoice! Emmanuel
Shall come to thee, O Israel.

Gaude! Gaude!
Emmanuel nascetur pro te Israel.

Veni, o Jesse virgula,
Ex hostis tuos ungula,
De specu tuos tartari
Deduc et antro barathri.

Veni, veni, o Oriens,
Solare nos adveniens;
Noctis depelle nebulas
Dirasque noctis tenebras.

Veni, clavis Davidica,
Regna reclude caelica;
Fac iter tutum superum
Et claude vias inferum.

Rejoice! Rejoice!
Emmanuel shall come to thee, O Israel.

O come, thou 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, thou 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, thou Lord of David’s key!
The royal door fling wide and free;
Safeguard for us the heav’nward road,
And bar the way to death’s abode.

Thomas Alexander Lacey (1853-1931)

O come, thou Branch of Jesse! draw
The quarry from the lion’s claw;
From the dread caverns of the grave,
From nether hell, thy people save.
Rejoice! Rejoice! Emmanuel
Shall come to thee, O Israel.

O come, O come, thou Dayspring bright!
Pour on our souls thy healing light;
Dispel the long night’s lingering gloom,
And pierce the shadows of the tomb.
Rejoice! Rejoice! Emmanuel
Shall come to thee, O Israel.

O Come, thou 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.
Rejoice! Rejoice! Emmanuel
Shall come to thee, O Israel.

O come, O come, Adonaï,
Who in thy glorious majesty
From that high mountain, clothed in awe,
Gavest thy folk the elder Law.
Rejoice! Rejoice! Emmanuel
Shall come to thee, O Israel.

Thomas Alexander Lacey (1853-1931)

Guade! gaude! Emanuel
Nascetur pro te, Israel.

Veni, O Jesse Virgula;
Ex hostis tuos ungula,
De specu tuos tartari,
Educ, et antro barathri.

Veni, veni, O Oriens;
Solare nos adveniens;
Noctis depelle nebulas,
Dirasque noctis tenebras.

Veni, Clavis Davidica;
Regna reclude celica;
Fac iter tutum superum,
Et claude vias inferum.

Veni, veni, Adonaï,
Qui populo in Sinaï
Legem dedisti vertice
In maiestate glorie.

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

O come, thou 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, thou 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, thou Key of David, come,
And open wide our heavenly home;
Safeguard for us the heavenward road,
And bar the way to death’s abode.

O come, O come, Adonaï,
Who in thy glorious majesty
From Sinai’s mountain, clothed in awe,
Gavest thy folk the elder Law.

Draw nigh, draw nigh, 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 Wisdom from on high!
Who madest all in earth and sky,
Creating man from dust and clay:
To us reveal salvation’s way.
Rejoice! Rejoice! Emmanuel
Shall come to thee, O Israel.

Ruler and Lord, draw nigh, draw nigh!
Who to thy flock in Sinai
Didst give, of ancient times, thy law,
In cloud and majesty and awe.
Rejoice! Rejoice! Emmanuel
Shall come to thee, O Israel.

Gaude! Gaude!
Emmanuel nascetur pro te Israel.

Veni, o Jesse virgula
Ex hostis tuos ungula,
Despectum tuos tartari
Deduc et antro barathri.

Veni, veni o Oriens
Solare nos adveniens;
Noctis depelle nebulas
Dirasque noctis tenebras.

Veni, clavis Davidica
Regna reclude caelica;
Fac iter tutum superum
Et claude vias inferum.

Rejoice! Rejoice!
Emmanuel shall come to thee, O Israel.

O come, thou 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, thou 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, thou Lord of David’s key!
The royal door fling wide and free;
Safeguard for us the heav’nward road,
And bar the way to death’s abode.