O Come, O Come, Emmanuel — chord chart in any key
tr. John Mason Neale, 1851. Tune: VENI EMMANUEL. Public domain, free to print.
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Key of Em.
Verse 1
O Emcome, O Gcome, EmAmmanDuGel,
DAnd Gransom Ccaptive AmIsBmraEmel,
AmThat mourns in Emlonely Cexile Dhere
EmUnDtil the GSon of AmGod DapGpear.
Refrain
ReDjoice! EmRejoice! EmAmmanDuEmel
DShall Gcome to Cthee, O AmIsBmraEmel.
Verse 2
O Emcome, Thou GRod of AmJesDse, Gfree
DThine Gown from CSatan’s AmtyrBmanEmny;
AmFrom depths of Emhell Thy Cpeople Dsave,
EmAnd Dgive them Gvictory Amo’er Dthe Ggrave.
Verse 3
O Emcome, Thou GDayspring, Amcome Dand Gcheer
DOur Gspirits Cby Thine AmadBmvent Emhere;
AmDisperse the Emgloomy Cclouds of Dnight,
EmAnd Ddeath’s dark Gshadows Amput Dto Gflight.
Verse 4
O Emcome, Thou GKey of AmDaDvid, Gcome,
DAnd Gopen Cwide our AmheavenBmly Emhome;
AmMake safe the Emway that Cleads on Dhigh,
EmAnd Dclose the Gpath to AmmisDerGy.
Verse 5
O Emcome, O Gcome, Thou AmLord Dof Gmight,
DWho Gto Thy Ctribes on AmSiBmnai’s Emheight
AmIn ancient Emtimes didst Cgive the Dlaw,
EmIn Dcloud and GmajesAmty Dand Gawe.
These words come from the Latin Advent antiphons, and John Mason Neale's English translation appeared in 1851. Thomas Helmore adapted the tune VENI EMMANUEL from a fifteenth-century French processional for The Hymnal Noted in 1854, and the meter is 8.8.8.8 with a two-line refrain.