O, come, divine messiah!

Words and Translate: Sr. Mary of St. Phillip (1887)

Tune: Venez Divin Missie

Do=g, 6/8

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1 O come, Di-vine Mes - si - ah, the world in si - lence waits the day when
2 O come, de-sired of na - tions,whom priest & prop-het long foretold will
3 O come, in peace and meek - ness, for low - ly will your cra - dle be: though

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1 hope shall sing its tri - umph, and sad - ness flee a - way
2 break the cap - tive fet - ters, re - deem the long lost fold
3 cloth’d in hu - man weak - ness we shall your God - head see

Refrain
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1-3 Dear Sa - vior, haste! Come, come to earth! Dis - pel the

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1-3 night and show your face, and bid us hail the dawn of grace. O,

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1 -3 come , Di-vine Mes - si - ah, the world in si - lence waits the day, when

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1-3 hope shall sing its tri - umph, and sad - ness flee a - way

Translated by:
Yosef Mersi

For Santa Theresia Singers