Wednesday, December 2, 2020

O Come, O Come, Emmanuel (stanza 4)

Here is stanza 4 of the ninth-century Latin hymn "O Come, O Come, Emmanuel," a Christian hymn for Advent and Christmas, translated by John Mason Neale (1818-1866). Tomorrow I will post the fifth of this hymn's seven stanzas.

O come, thou Rod of Jesse, free
Thine own from Satan's tyranny;
From depths of hell thy people save,
And give them victory o'er the grave.
          Rejoice! Rejoice! Emmanuel
          Shall come to thee, O Israel.

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