O Come Divine Messiah

Simon J. Pellegrin (1663–1745), trans. Mary Frances Lescher (1825–1904) Marc-Antoine Charpentier (1643–1704)



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1. O come, di vine Mes si ah! The world in si lence waits the day when
2. O thou, whom na tions sighed for, whom priests and pro phets long fore told, wilt


3. Shalt come in peace and meek ness, and low ly will thy cra dle be; all
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hope shall sing its tri umph, and sad ness flee a way.
break the cap tive fet ters, re deem the long- lost fold.

  
clothed in hu man weak ness shall we thy God head see.


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Sweet Sa viour, haste; come, come to earth, dis pel the night and show thy

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face, and bid


us hail the dawn of
 
grace. O come, di vine Mes si
  
ah! The world in si lence
 

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waits the day when hope shall sing its tri umph, and sad ness flee a way.
   

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