O come, thou Dayspring, come and cheer
our spirits by thine advent here;
and drive away the shades of night,
and pierce the clouds and bring us light!
Rejoice! Rejoice! Emmanuel shall come to thee, O Israel!

Hail the heaven-born Prince of Peace! Hail the Sun of Righeousness!
Light and life to all he brings, risen with healing in his wings.
Mild he lays his glory by, born that man no more may die,
born to raise us from the earth, born to give us second birth.

Truly He taught us to love one another;
His law is love and His gospel is peace.
Chains shall He break for the slave is our brother
And in His name all oppression shall cease.
Sweet hymns of joy in grateful chorus raise we,
Let all within us praise His holy name!
Christ is the Lord, Oh praise His name forever,
His pow'r and glory evermore proclaim.

And our eyes at last shall see him, through his own redeeming love;
for that child, so dear and gentle, is our Lord in heaven above,
and he leads his children on to the place where he has gone.