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, Thou Rod of Jesse, free
Thine own from Satan's tyranny;
From depths of hell Thy people save
And give them vict'ry o'er the grave.
Rejoice! Rejoice! Emmanuel
Shall come to thee, O Israel!
O come, Thou Dayspring, come and cheer
Our spirits by Thine advent here;
And drive away the shades of night,
And pierce the clouds and bring us light!
Rejoice! Rejoice! Emmanuel
Shall come to thee, O Israel!
O come, Thou Key of David, come,
And open wide our heav'nly home;
Make safe the way that leads on high,
And close the path to misery.
Rejoice! Rejoice! Emmanuel
Shall come to thee, O Israel!
One day, God promises to open their eyes to the Messiah's work upon the earth. Until then, it is appropriate to long for the coming of the Messiah into the hearts of captive Israel. Captive in blind unbelief, for the most part. God has a purpose in it. God is still revealing Himself in and through them upon the earth and they are not anihilated, Halleluia. Rejoice, Rejoice that Christ has come to save Jew and Gentile, alike.
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