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Veni, veni, Emmanuel.
This Advent Hymn is little more than a versification of some of the Christmas antiphons commonly called the O's.
Draw nigh, draw nigh, Emmanuel
And ransom captive Israel,
That mourns in lonely exile here,
Until the Son of God appear;
Rejoice! rejoice! Emmanuel
Shall he born for thee, O Israel!
Draw nigh, O Jesse's Rod, draw nigh,
To free us from the enemy;
From Hell's infernal pit to save,
And give us victory o'er the grave.
Rejoice! rejoice! Emmanuel
Shall be born for thee, O Israel!
Draw nigh, Thou Orient, Who shalt cheer
