Hymns of the Early Church / being translations from the poetry of the Latin church, arranged in the order of the Christian year

by John Brownlie

I

Emmanuel, come! we call for Thee;

Come, set Thy captive Israel free,

Who, sore at heart, in exile wait

Their absent Lord, who tarries late.

Joy, joy, Emmanuel shall be born

For thee, O Israel, forlorn.

II

Come, Root of Jesse! for our foes

In cruel snare our souls enclose;