3 Rejoice, ye heavens! thou earth, reply!
With praise, ye mortals, fill the sky!
For this His incarnation!
Incarnate God, put forth Thy power,
Ride on, ride on, great Conqueror,
Till all know Thy salvation!
Amen, amen!
Alleluia, Alleluia!

Praise be given

Evermore, by earth and heaven.

135 Blessed be the Lord God of Israel, for he hath visited and redeemed his people Israel,

Luke i: 68.

I Hark the glad sound! the Saviour comes,

The Saviour promised long:

Let every heart prepare a throne,
And every voice a song.

2 He comes, the prisoners to release,
In Satan's bondage held;

The gates of brass before Him burst,
The iron fetters yield.

3 He comes, the broken hearts to bind,
The bleeding souls to cure,

And with the treasure of His grace
To bless the humble poor.

4 Our glad hosannas, Prince of Peace,
Thy welcome shall proclaim;
And heaven's eternal arches ring
With Thy beloved Name.

Dox. IV.

136

Behold, a virgin shall conceive, and bear a son, and shall call his name

Immanuel. Isa. vii: 14.

I O come, O come, Emanuel,

And ransom captive Israel,

That mourns in lonely exile here
Until the Son of God appear.

Rejoice! rejoice! Emanuel
Shall come to thee, O Israel!

2 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! Emanuel

Shall come to thee, O Israel!

3 0 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! Emanuel

Shall come to thee, O Israel!

A-MEN.

First Four Verses.

Last Verse.

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A-MEN.

136 Behold, a virgin shall conceive, and bear a son and call his name Immanuel. Isa. vii: 14

I O come, O come, Emanuel,

And ransom captive Israel,

That mourns in lowly exile here
Until the Son of God appear.
Rejoice! rejoice! Emanuel

Shall come to thee, O Israel!

2 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! Emanuel

Shall come to thee, O Israel!

3 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! Emanuel

Snall come to thee, O Israel.

4 O come, Thou Key of David, come

And open wide the heavenly home;
Make safe the way that leads on high,
And close the path to misery.

Rejoice! rejoice! Emanuel

Shall come to thee, O Israel!

5 0 come, O come, Thou Lord of might,
Who to Thy tribes on Sinai's height,
In ancient times didst give the law
In cloud and majesty and awe.
Rejoice! rejoice! Emanuel

Shall come to thee, O Israel!