O come, O come, Emmanuel

O come, O come, Emmanuel, and ransom captive Israel that mourns in lonely exile here, until the Child of God appear. Rejoice! Rejoice! Emmanuel shall come to you, O Israel! O come, you Wisdom from on high, who orders all things mightily; to us the way of knowledge show, and teach us in her ways to go. Rejoice! Rejoice! Emmanuel shall come to you, O Israel! O come, O come, You God of might, who to Your tribes on Zi on's height in ancient times did give the law, in cloud, and majesty, and awe. Rejoice! Rejoice! Emmanuel shall come to you, O Israel! O come, Desire of nations, bind in one the hearts of all our kind; now bid our sad divisions cease, and bring to us the wonder of your peace. Rejoice! Rejoice! Emmanuel shall come to you, O Israel! Music: Veni Emmanuel (15th C) Words: Andrew of Milan (4th C) Sequence: Martha Decker http:deckernet.comshedxmasmidi.htm