# Veni, Veni, Emmanuel \[O Come, O Come, Immanuel\]

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| | Latin | English (Literal) | English (Idiomatic) |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| **1st Stanza** | | | |
| | Veni, veni, Emmanuel, | Come, come, Emmanuel | O come, O come, Immanuel, |
| | Captivum solve Israel, | Release captive Israel, | and ransom captive Israel |
| | Qui gemit in exilio, | Who groans in exile, | that mourns in lonely exile here |
| | Privatus Dei Filio. | Deprived of God’s Son. | until the Son of God appear. |
| _Refrain_ | | | |
| | _Gaude, gaude, Emmanuel,_ | _Rejoice, rejoice, Emmanuel_ | _Rejoice! Rejoice! Immanuel_ |
| | _nascetur pro te Israel._ | _Shall be born for you, Israel._ | _shall come to you, O Israel._ |
| **2nd Stanza** | | | |
| | Veni, O Sapientia, | Come, O Wisdom, | O come, O Wisdom from on high, |
| | Quae hic disponis omnia, | Who here arranges all things, | who ordered all things mightily; |
| | Veni, viam prudentiae | Come, the way of prudence | to us the path of knowledge show |
| | Ut doceas et gloriae. | That you may teach, and of glory. | and teach us in its ways to go. |
| _Refrain_ | | | |
| | _Gaude, gaude, Emmanuel,_ | _Rejoice, rejoice, Emmanuel_ | _Rejoice! Rejoice! Immanuel_ |
| | _nascetur pro te Israel._ | _Shall be born for you, Israel._ | _shall come to you, O Israel._ |
| **3rd Stanza** | | | |
| | Veni, veni, Adonai, | Come, come, Adonai, | O come, O come, great Lord of might, |
| | Qui populo in Sinai, | Who to the people on Sinai | who to your tribes on Sinai’s height |
| | Legem dedisti vertice | Gave the law from the summit | in ancient times did give the law |
| | In maiestate gloriae. | In the majesty of glory. | in cloud and majesty and awe. |
| _Refrain_ | | | |
| | _Gaude, gaude, Emmanuel,_ | _Rejoice, rejoice, Emmanuel_ | _Rejoice! Rejoice! Immanuel_ |
| | _nascetur pro te Israel._ | _Shall be born for you, Israel._ | _shall come to you, O Israel._ |
| **4th Stanza** | | | |
| | Veni, O Jesse virgula, | Come, O rod of Jesse, | O come, O Branch of Jesse’s stem, |
| | Ex hostis tuos ungula, | From the enemy’s hoof your [people], | unto your own and rescue them! |
| | De specu tuos tartari | From the cave your [people] of Tartarus | From depths of hell your people save, |
| | Educ et antro barathri. | Lead out and from the pit of the abyss. | and give them victory o’er the grave. |
| _Refrain_ | | | |
| | _Gaude, gaude, Emmanuel,_ | _Rejoice, rejoice, Emmanuel_ | _Rejoice! Rejoice! Immanuel_ |
| | _nascetur pro te Israel._ | _Shall be born for you, Israel._ | _shall come to you, O Israel._ |
| **5th Stanza** | | | |
| | Veni, Clavis Davidica, | Come, Key of David, | O come, O Key of David, come |
| | Regna reclude coelica, | Unlock the heavenly kingdoms, | and open wide our heavenly home. |
| | Fac iter Tutum superum, | Make safe the way to the ones above, | Make safe for us the heavenward road |
| | Et claude vias inferum. | And close the paths to the ones below. | and bar the way to death’s abode. |
| _Refrain_ | | | |
| | _Gaude, gaude, Emmanuel,_ | _Rejoice, rejoice, Emmanuel_ | _Rejoice! Rejoice! Immanuel_ |
| | _nascetur pro te Israel._ | _Shall be born for you, Israel._ | _shall come to you, O Israel._ |
| **6th Stanza** | | | |
| | Veni, veni, O Oriens, | Come, come, O Rising Light, | O come, O Bright and Morning Star, |
| | Solare nos adveniens, | Console us by coming, | and bring us comfort from afar! |
| | Noctis depelle nebulas, | Drive away the mists of night, | Dispel the shadows of the night |
| | Dirasque noctis tenebras. | And the dire darknesses of night. | and turn our darkness into light. |
| _Refrain_ | | | |
| | _Gaude, gaude, Emmanuel,_ | _Rejoice, rejoice, Emmanuel_ | _Rejoice! Rejoice! Immanuel_ |
| | _nascetur pro te Israel._ | _Shall be born for you, Israel._ | _shall come to you, O Israel._ |
| **7th Stanza** | | | |
| | Veni, veni, Rex Gentium, | Come, come, King of the Nations, Come, | O come, O King of nations, bind |
| | Veni, Redemptor omnium, | Redeemer of all, | in one the hearts of all mankind. |
| | Ut salves tuos famulos | That you may save your servants | Bid all our sad divisions cease |
| | Peccati sibi conscios. | Conscious to themselves of sin. | and be yourself our King of Peace. |
| _Refrain_ | | | |
| | _Gaude, gaude, Emmanuel,_ | _Rejoice, rejoice, Emmanuel_ | _Rejoice! Rejoice! Immanuel_ |
| | _nascetur pro te Israel._ | _Shall be born for you, Israel._ | _shall come to you, O Israel._ |