O come, O come, Emmanuel
And ransom captive Israel
That mourns in lonely exile here
Until the Son of God appear.
The final antiphon of the Golden Nights is O Emmanuel (O God-With-Us).
O Emmanuel, Rex et legifer noster, exspectatio gentium, et Salvator earum; veni ad salvandum nos Domine Deus noster.
O Emmanuel, our King and our Law-giver,
Longing of the Gentiles, yea, and salvation thereof,
Come to save us, O Lord our God!
Rejoice! Rejoice!
Emmanuel shall come to thee, O Israel.
Artwork: Theotokos, 12th century, Hagia Sophia, Istambul
