O Come, O Come Immanuel | Christmas Hymn for Viola in Four Parts

O Come, O Come Emmanuel | Christmas Hymn for Viola in Four Parts
Jennifer O'Bannan, Violist

Translator: J. M. Neale (1851)
Tune: VENI EMMANUEL (Chant)

1 O come, O come, Emmanuel,
and ransom captive Israel
that mourns in lonely exile here
until the Son of God appear.

Refrain:
Rejoice! Rejoice! Immanuel
shall come to you, O Israel.

2 O come, O Wisdom from on high,
who ordered all things mightily;
to us the path of knowledge show
and teach us in its ways to go. Refrain

3 O come, O Bright and Morning Star,
and bring us comfort from afar!
Dispel the shadows of the night
and turn our darkness into light. Refrain

4 O come, O King of nations, bind
in one the hearts of all mankind.
Bid all our sad divisions cease
and be yourself our King of Peace. Refrain