ORDER: I V1 C V2 C V3 etc… E 

INTRO: Em 

VERSE 1: 
   Em      G      Am D7 G
O come, O come, Emma-nu-el,
 D   G      C     Am Bm Em
And ransom captive Israel
      Am        Em     A7   D
That mourns in lowly exile here,
Em D       G      Am D7 G
Until the Son of God appear.


CHORUS: 
 G  D      Em Bm      Am D7 Em
Rejoice!  Rejoice!  Emma-nu-el
 D     G        C    Am Bm Em
Shall come to thee, O Israel.


VERSE 2: 
   Em      G      Am D7 G
O come, thou Wisdom from on high,
D   G      C     Am Bm Em
Who ord'rest all things mightily;
      Am        Em     A7   D
To us the path of knowledge show
Em D       G      Am D7 G
And teach us in her ways to go.


VERSE 3: 
   Em      G      Am D7 G
O come, O come, thou Lord of might,
D   G      C     Am Bm Em
Who to thy tribes on Sinai's height
      Am        Em     A7   D
In ancient times didst give the law
Em D       G      Am D7 G
In cloud and majesty and awe.

























VERSE 4: 
   Em      G      Am D7 G
O come, thou Rod of Jesse, free
D   G      C     Am Bm Em
Thine own from Satan's tyranny;
      Am        Em     A7   D
From the depths of hell Thy people save
Em D       G      Am D7 G
And give them vict'ry o'er the grave.


VERSE 5: 
   Em      G      Am D7 G
O come, thou Key of David, come
D   G      C     Am Bm Em
And open wide our heavenly home;
      Am        Em     A7   D
Make safe the way that leads on high,
Em D       G      Am D7 G
And close the path to misery.


VERSE 6: 
   Em      G      Am D7 G
O come, thou Dayspring, come and cheer
D   G      C     Am Bm Em
Our spitis by thine advent here;
      Am        Em     A7   D
Disperse the gloomy clouds of night,
Em D       G      Am D7 G
And death's dark shadows put to flight.


VERSE 7: 
   Em      G      Am D7 G
O come, Desire of nations, bind
D   G      C     Am Bm Em
All peoples in one heart and mind;
      Am        Em     A7   D
Bid Thou our sad divisions cease,
Em D       G      Am D7 G
And be Thyself our King of Peace.


ENDING: Em 


Latin Hymn
Transcribed by John M. Neale, 1851.
Seventh Verse by Henry S. Coffin, 1916.
Music by Thomas Helmore, 1854.
Public domain.