O come, O come, Immanuel
by Latin hymn · by Stanza tr. by John M. Neale (1818–1866) · by Stanzas tr. by Henry S. Coffin
Representative text
As printed in The Seventh-day Adventist Hymnal (1985), no. 115.
Verse 1
O come, O come, Immanuel, And ransom captive Israel That mourns in lonely exile here Until the Son of God appear.
Refrain
Rejoice! Rejoice! Immanuel Shall come to thee, O Israel!
Verse 2
O come, Thou Wisdom from on high, And order all things, far and nigh; To us the path of knowledge show, And cause us in her ways to go.
Verse 3
O come, Desire of nations, bind All peoples in one heart and mind; Bid envy, strife, and quarrels cease; Fill the whole word with heaven’s peace.