Veni, veni Emmanuel

Draw nigh, draw nigh, Emmanuel,

And ransom captive Israel,

That mourns in lonely exile here

Until the Son of God appear.

Rejoice! rejoice! Emmanuel

Shall be born for thee, O Israel!

Draw nigh, O Jesse's Rod, draw nigh.

To free us from the enemy;

From Hell's infernal pit to save,

And give us victory o'er the grave.

Rejoice! rejoice! Emmanuel

Shall be born for thee, O Israel!

Draw nigh, Thou Orient, who shalt cheer

And comfort by Thine Advent here.

And banish far the brooding gloom

Of sinful night and endless doom.

Rejoice! rejoice! Emmanuel

Shall be born for thee, O Israel!

Draw nigh, draw nigh, O David's Key,

The Heavenly Gate will ope to Thee;

Make safe the way that leads on high,

And close the path to misery.

Rejoice! rejoice! Emmanuel

Shall be born for thee, O Israel!

Draw nigh, draw nigh, O Lord of Might,

Who to Thy tribes from Sinai's height

In ancient time didst give the law,

In cloud, and majesty, and awe.

Rejoice! rejoice! Emmanuel

Shall be born for thee, O Israel!

Amen.