Veni, Veni O Oriens Solare nos adveniens, Noctis depelle nebulas, Dirasque noctis tenebras. Refrain Veni, veni Adonai Qui populo in Sinai, Legem dedisti vertice, In. Refrain Veni, Clavis Davidica Regna reclude caelica Fac iter tutum superum, Et claude vias inferum. Veni, O Jesse virgula, Ex hostis tuos ungula, De specu tuos tartari Educ et antro barathri. Refrain Gaude Gaude Emmanuel, Nascetur pro te, Israel Veni, veni, O Oriens Solare nos adveniens, Noctis depelle nebulas, Dirasque noctis tenebras. O come, O come, Thou Lord of might, Who to Thy tribes on Sinai's height In ancient times once gave the law In cloud, and majesty, and awe. Chorus Gaude, gaude, Emmanuel Nascetur pro te, Israel. O come, Thou Day-spring, 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 heavenly home Make safe the way that leads on high, And close the path to misery. R: Gaude Gaude Emmanuel, nascetur pro te Israel O come, O come, Emmanuel, and ransom captive Israel, that morns in lonely exile here. Giorgio Vasari, The Annunciation, 1564-1567, The Louvre Museum, Paris. 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. 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. O come, O come, Emmanuel, And ransom captive Israel, That mourns in lonely exile here Until the Son of God appear. Matthew 1:23 states fulfillment of this prophecy in the birth of Jesus of Nazareth. The text is based on the biblical prophecy from Isaiah 7:14 that states that God will give Israel a sign of a virgin bearing a son who will be called Immanuel (Lit.: God with us).
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