O Come O Come Emmanuel - Citizens

O come, O come, Emmanuel

And ransom captive Israel

That mourns in lonely exile here

Until the Son of God appears

Rejoice!

Rejoice!

Emmanuel

Shall come to thee, O Israel

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!

Emmanuel

Shall come to thee, O Israel

O come, Desire of nations, bind

All peoples in one heart and mind;

Bid envy, strife and discord cease

Fill the whole earth with Heaven’s peace

Rejoice!

Rejoice!

Emmanuel

Shall come to thee, O Israel

Rejoice!

Rejoice!

Emmanuel

Has come to thee