Hymn
O Come, O Come, Emmanuel
- Translated by
- J. M. Neale
- Meter
- 8.8.8.8.8.8
- Season
- Advent Hymns
O come, O come, Immanuel,
And ransom captive Israel,
That mourns in lonely exile here
Until the Son of God appear.
Rejoice! rejoice! Immanuel
Shall come to thee, O Israel.
O come, Thou rod of Jesse, free
Thine own from Satan's tyranny;
From depths of hell Thy people save,
And give them vict'ry o'er the grave.
O come, Thou Dayspring, come and cheer
Our spirits by Thine advent here:
And drive away the shades of night,
And pierce the clouds and bring us light.
O come, Thou Key of David, come,
And open wide our heav'nly home;
Make safe the way that leads on high,
And close the path to misery.
O Come, O Come, Emmanuel — Text from The New Christian Hymnal, 1929. Public domain. https://yeshuanow.com/hymns/o-come-o-come-emmanuel
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Questions about this hymn
Who wrote O Come, O Come, Emmanuel?
The words of O Come, O Come, Emmanuel were written by J. M. Neale; the version here was published in 1929. The library holds 19 more hymns by J. M. Neale, including The world is very evil and For Thee, O Dear, Dear Country.
Is O Come, O Come, Emmanuel public domain?
Yes. The words here are taken from The New Christian Hymnal, published in 1929. Works published before 1931 are out of copyright in the United States, so you can print, project, perform and record this hymn freely. How we source and check every hymn.
What is the meter of O Come, O Come, Emmanuel?
O Come, O Come, Emmanuel is in 8.8.8.8.8.8. Hymns in the same meter can usually be sung to the same tunes — for example, Weary of Wandering From My God, God of the Gentiles and Praise to God for His Goodness and Truth.