O Come
Author: Latin, 9th century
Composer: French melody
Languages (6)
This song text has been indexed at SingPraises.net in the following languages:
- American Sign Language (ASL): O Come, O Come, Emmanuel
- Arabic: O Come, O Come, Emmanuel
- Dutch: O kom, o kom, Immanuël
- English: O Come
- German: O komm, o komm, du Morgenstern
- Spanish: Oh Ven, Oh Ven, Rey Emanuel
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Most common tunes for “O Come”
This chart shows the tunes that are paired with this text most frequently, in hymnbooks and other collections published by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. If the text appears with the same tune in multiple editions or translations of the same hymnbook, it is only counted once.
Appearances of “O Come” over time
This timeline shows which tunes have been used with this text over time, in hymnbooks and other collections published by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
Copyright status of original text
This text was first published in Latin, in 1951 or earlier.
Public domain
Earliest source indexed at SingPraises.net: Twice 55 Plus Community Songs (No. 2) (1930), 158.
Representative lyrics
English
1. O come, O come, 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.
2. O come, Thou Rod of Jesse, free Thine own from Satan’s tyranny; From depths of hell Thy people save, And give them victory over the grave.
Rejoice! Rejoice! Emmanuel shall come to thee, O Israel.
3. O come, Thou Day-spring, come and cheer Our spirits by Thine advent here; Disperse the gloomy clouds of night, And death’s dark shadows put to flight.
Rejoice! Rejoice! Emmanuel shall come to thee, O Israel.
4. O come, Desire of nations, bind In one the hearts of all mankind; Bid Thou our sad divisions cease, And be Thyself our King of Peace.
Rejoice! Rejoice! Emmanuel shall come to thee, O Israel.