O come, thou Wisdom whose decree\nDoth govern all things peacefully;\nThe way of prudence here below\nAnd life hereafter deign to show.\nChorus: Rejoice, rejoice, Emmanuel\nIs born to save thee, Israel.\n2. O come, thou everlasting Lord,\nWho once by Israel’s host adored\nThy dread commandment madest known,\nIn majesty of glory shown.\n3. O rod of Jesse, mystic bough,\nFrom Satan’s cruel snares do thou,\nFrom death’s grim dungeon, we implore,\nAnd hell’s abyss thine own restore.\n4. O come, thou Key of David’s store,\nUnlock the heavenly gates once more\nSafe journey to thy courts bestow,\nAnd shut the way that leads below.\n5. O come, thou Daystar seen on high,\nWith healing for our hearts draw nigh;\nDo thou the mist of night dispel,\nAnd death’s forboding darkness quell.\n6. O come, of Gentile hearts the King,\nA world that needs thee ransoming,\nAnd save thy servants, who confess\nWith humbled hearts their faithlessness.\n7. O come, O come, Emmanuel,\nRedeem thy captive Israel,\nThat doth in exile homeless mourn\nUntil her Saviour Christ be born.