O Come O Come Emmanuel

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This week we have the Cathedral Choir of St Gregory the Great singing 'O Come, O Come, Emmanuel'
O come, O come, Emmanuel,
And ransom captive Israel,
That mourns in lonely exile here,
Until the Son of God appear.
Rejoice! Rejoice! Emmanuel
Shall come to thee, O Israel.
O come, thou Wisdom, from on high,
And order all things, far and nigh;
To us the path of knowledge show,
And teach us in her ways to go.
Rejoice! Rejoice! Emmanuel
Shall come to thee, O Israel.
O come, thou Day-spring, come and cheer,
Our spirits by thine advent here.
Disperse the gloomy clouds of night,
And death's dark shadows put to flight.
Rejoice! Rejoice! Emmanuel
Shall come to thee, O Israel.
O come, Desire of nations, bind
In one the hearts of all mankind;
Bid every strife and sorrow cease
And fill the world with heaven’s peace.
Rejoice! Rejoice! Emmanuel
Shall come to thee, O Israel.
Hymn Tune: CONSOLATION, arranged by Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy, 1835
Text: Veni, veni, Emmanuel, 13th century Latin based on the Advent 'O' Antiphons
Translation by John Mason Neale, 1861
Choir: The Cathedral Choir of Saint Gregory the Great
Conductor: Angela Lim
Organist: Alphonsus Chern
Video: Jared Lim
Audio and post production: Alphonsus Chern
Filmed at: The Cathedral of the Good Shepherd, Singapore
cathedral.catholic.sg/xmas2020/

[@suee5070]

Beautiful. What a lovely gift to find on the Internet. Thank you

[@santosmariaf]

Thanks for this bweautiful choir| Wonderful Hymn, Preise the Lord! Rejoice, Rejoice...

[@terencelee6662]

Excellent singing and very nice hymn!

[@musicagospelcollection6685]

Um bom dia para vocês irmãos que Deus derame graças e bênçãos nesse dia que está começando na vida de cada um de vocês. Amém? ☀ 💕

[@wandaantonia]

Que Belíssimo! 💜

[@mariaamorim3501]

Que lindo meu Deus 💖

[@maryyeo181]

Amazing dear brothers and sisters ❣️ singing with masks and yet melodious. Praise the Lord, indeed. Thanks Much ❤️

[@cathedralchoirsg]

A blessed and Merry Christmas to you, Mary!

[@classnus6942]

@@cathedralchoirsg
Dear Sisters & Brothers in Christ,
Happy Healthful New Year! Mary

[@anastasias3786]

we love your voices!! :)

[@pua114]

beautiful singing! well done 💖

[@gracie52m]

Beautiful

[@reginaldmarie9935]

Wowowowow. Matilda, I see you. 😆

[@joycedsouza2004]

Beautiful singing to welcome Jesus ! With masks to remember the Pandemic 2020 ! Baby Jesus bless all the lovely people !

[@andrewie4]

Nice sounds. Jus curious, why is the chorus part cut short in timing for every chorus ??

[@cathedralchoirsg]

Hi jazzmusiclover peace, a blessed and merry Christmas to you! The original form of this hymn has the chorus sung right through the phrase "Emmanuel shall come to thee, O Israel" without a pause as it forms a complete sentence. Later adaptations may have a pause after "Emmanuel.....shall come to thee, O Israel", perhaps to allow people to breathe in the middle of that phrase. I hope this answers your question.

[@mikelao8434]

Well at least that way it sounds like a complete sentence.

[@andrewie4]

@@cathedralchoirsg tqvm for your kind explanation. Peace to all of u.

[@mikelao8434]

What’s with the masks???

[@cathedralchoirsg]

Hello Mike, for these recordings, the choir is abiding by the government Covid-19 regulations which require almost all the choristers to be masked when singing.