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O Come O Come Emmanuel

O Come, O come Emmanuel is translated from a Latin antiphon which dates back at least to the 9^th century. It refers to the Biblical prophesy from Isaiah that sees the birth of Christ as the fulfillment of the promise made to Israel that God would send a sign called Emmanuel.

This exquisite arrangement is full of the pain and darkness of long exile and grief, in which the hope of deliverance is as yet but a tiny spark of light.