O Come, O Come, Emmanuel (Weekly Hymn Project - Christmas Hymns)

Getting back in gear with recording more hymns for the Weekly Hymn Project and with this being December, I'm skipping to the Christmas section of the hymnal and focusing on those songs for this month. This is a wonderful hymn to start, I think, as it's almost like a prayer to the Lord for Emmanuel, "God with us".
I was thinking I could use my version of this song from the "Celebrating the Saviour, Vol. 1" album, but thought that wouldn't keep consistent to the simple piano and vocal way that I've been recording for this project. So, if anyone is interested in that version of this song (or the whole album, since 'tis the season! :-), please send an email to [e-mail] for a download or search for the album on digital platforms like iTunes, Amazon, KZbin Music, Spotify, etc. - OR CDBaby has the whole album here on KZbin available at this link.
• O Come, O Come, Emmanuel
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Lyrics:
O come, O come, Emmanuel,
And ransom captive Israel
That mourns in lonely exile here
Until the Son of God appear.
[Refrain]
Rejoice! Rejoice! Emmanuel
Shall come to thee, O Israel.
O come, Thou Rod of Jesse, free
Thine own from Satan's tyranny;
From depths of hell Thy people save
And give them victory o'er the grave. [refrain]
O come, Thou Day-spring, come and cheer
Our spirits by Thine advent here;
And drive away the shades of night,
And pierce the clouds and bring us light! [refrain]
O come, Thou Key of David, come,
And open wide our heavenly home;
Make safe the way that leads on high,
And close the path to misery. [refrain]
Words by: Anonymous/Unknown tr. by John M. Neale
Music by: French melody arr. by Thomas Helmore

[@williamdirksen5860]

A welcome Hymn 🙏

[@nakitabanana]

Lovely. Thank you for sharing.

[@pixibelle3282]

I love your singing.

[@gregwilkin6565]

Thank you for sharing. :) (One of my favorite hymns)

[@momofnine199]

Beautiful song and wonderfully presented. Thank you for sharing your talent.

[@LeahRichards]

Amen and amen. God bless you, your family, and your work. :)

[@nehemiasmaldonado3932]

I loved it! It's good to see that you're still doing the weekly hymn project. What I love the most about your versions is that you keep all the original verses and don't cut the original hymn. I appreciate that. Good to see you safe and sound too 👍🏻.

[@joyful_tanya]

Thank you so much for your work bringing beautiful hymns and spiritual songs to us!