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O come, o come Emmanuel
And ransom captive Israel
That mourns in lonely exile here
Until the Son of God appears

Rejoice, rejoice, rejoice
Rejoice, rejoice, rejoice

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, rejoice
Emmanuel
And ransom captive Israel

Rejoice, rejoice, rejoice
Rejoice, rejoice, rejoice

O come, o come, Thou Lord of mights
Who to Thy tribes on Sinai's height
In ancient times didn't give the law
In cloud and majesty and awe

Rejoice, rejoice, rejoice
Rejoice, rejoice, rejoice
Rejoice, rejoice, rejoice
Rejoice, rejoice, rejoice


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O Come O Come Emmanuel Lyrics as written by Sufjan Stevens

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    argh!! sufjan is brilliant!!! his abilty to rearrange old tunes that have existed for hundreds of years is unbelievable. This song is truly one of the best of his christmas collection if not all his songs ever written.

    • there's more to it than just being a talented song writer
    ylliton December 27, 2006   Link
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    my favorite chirstmas song ever.

    for some werid reason. it makes me ball (esp Sufjans version) alot of religious christmas songs do.

    goforgustoon September 23, 2007   Link

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