And am I born to die?
To lay this body down?
And must my trembling spirit fly
Into a world unknown?
Soon as from earth I go
What will become of me?
Eternal happiness or woe
Must then my portion be!
A land of deepest shade
Unpierced by human thought
The dreary regions of the dead
Where all things are forgot?
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
Rejoice! Rejoice! Emmanuel, shall come to thee, O Israel
Who can resolve the doubt
O come, thou Rod of Jesse, free
That tears my anxious breast?
thine own from Satan's tyranny
Shall I be with the damned cast out
from depths of hell thy people save
Or numbered with the blest?
and give them vict'ry o'er the grave
Rejoice! Rejoice! Emmanuel
shall come to thee, O Israel
O come, thou Day-spring from on high
And cheer us by thy drawing nigh
Disperse the gloomy clouds of night
And death's dark shadows put to flight.
Rejoice! Rejoice! Emmanuel
shall come to thee, O Israel.