O Come, O Come, Emmanuel

The words of this Christmas carol come from prophecies made 700 years before Christ. The title comes from the well-known Isaiah 7:14: "Be-hold, a virgin shall con-ceive, and bear a son, and shall call his name Imman-uel." Imman-u-el/Emmanuel is Hebrew for "God with us." The "Rod of Jesse" refers to Isaiah 11:1: "There shall come forth a rod out of the stem of Jesse"; Jesse was the father of David, second king of Israel. "Day-Spring" (Sunrise) comes from Zacharias, father of John the Baptist, in Luke 1:78: "The day-spring from on high has visited us." "Thou Key of  David" is in Isaiah 22:22: "The key of the house of David will I lay upon his shoulder," which in turn refers to Isaiah 9:6 "The government shall be upon His shoulder."


Solfege:

1. 6 1 3 3 3 2 4 3 2 1;
2. 2 3 1 6 1 2 7 6 5 6;
3. 2 2 6 6 7 1 7 6 5;
4. 1 2 3 3 3 2 4 3 2 1
5. Ref: 5 5, 3 3, 3 2 4 3 2 1
6.         2 3 1 6 1 2 7 6 5 6

1. O come, O come, Emmanuel. (1)

And ransom captive Israel. (2)

That mourns in lonely exile here. (3)

Until the Son of  God appear. (4)

Refrain:  Rejoice! Rejoice! (5)

Emmanuel shall come to thee, O Israel. (6)

2. O come, Thou         of Jesse, free Thine own from Satan's tyranny; From depths of hell Thy people save, And give them victory over the grave.

3. O come, Thou       -       , come and cheer Our spirits by Thine advent here; Disperse the gloomy clouds of night, And death's dark shadows put to flight.

4. O come, Thou key of          , come, And open wide our heavenly home; Make safe the way that leads on high, And close the path to misery.

5. O come, Thou root of Jesse's tree, An ensign of Thy people be; Before Thee rulers silent fall; All people on Thy mercy call




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1. lullaby:
2. make fun : just for fun
3. rob:

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