Tears are falling, hearts are breaking
How we need to hear from God
You've been promised, we've been waiting
Welcome Holy Child
Welcome Holy Child
Bring Your peace into our violence
Bid our hungry souls be filled
Word now breaking heaven's silence
Welcome to our world
Welcome to our world
Waiting in the hope of beholding the Saviour
who will ransom His own
Thirsting for the love that's unfolding
the dawning of His kingdom alone
Yearning for the One who delivers
His people from the darkest of nights
Knowing that until He is with us
we're standing in Emmanuel's Light
(Repeat)
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 Day-Spring, come and cheer
(Waiting in the hope of beholding the Saviour
who will ransom His own)
Our spirits by Thine advent here
(Thirsting for the love that's unfolding
the dawning of His kingdom alone)
Disperse the gloomy clouds of night
(Yearning for the One who delivers
His people from the darkest of nights)
And death's dark shadows put to flight
(Knowing that until He is with us
we're standing in Emmanuel's Light)
Rejoice! Rejoice! Emmanuel
Shall come to thee, O Israel.
Rejoice! Rejoice! Emmanuel
Shall come to thee, O Israel.
How we need to hear from God
You've been promised, we've been waiting
Welcome Holy Child
Welcome Holy Child
Bring Your peace into our violence
Bid our hungry souls be filled
Word now breaking heaven's silence
Welcome to our world
Welcome to our world
Waiting in the hope of beholding the Saviour
who will ransom His own
Thirsting for the love that's unfolding
the dawning of His kingdom alone
Yearning for the One who delivers
His people from the darkest of nights
Knowing that until He is with us
we're standing in Emmanuel's Light
(Repeat)
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 Day-Spring, come and cheer
(Waiting in the hope of beholding the Saviour
who will ransom His own)
Our spirits by Thine advent here
(Thirsting for the love that's unfolding
the dawning of His kingdom alone)
Disperse the gloomy clouds of night
(Yearning for the One who delivers
His people from the darkest of nights)
And death's dark shadows put to flight
(Knowing that until He is with us
we're standing in Emmanuel's Light)
Rejoice! Rejoice! Emmanuel
Shall come to thee, O Israel.
Rejoice! Rejoice! Emmanuel
Shall come to thee, O Israel.
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